15Th Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems Design, Date: SEP 09-14, 2002, Location: PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL, Sponsors: Brazilian Comp Soc, Brazilian Microelectr Soc, Int Federat Informat Proc, WG10 5, ACM Sigda, Univ Fed Rio Grande Sul, Pontificie Univ Catolica Rio Grande Sul