This year, awards are made for the best papers in four categories. Winners are determined from detailed reviews of the accepted papers in the technical sessions. Each award is accompanied by a plaque and a cash award of $400. The awards are given by ACM/SIGDA (Special Interest Group on Design Automation), IEEE/CAS (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Circuits and Systems Society) and EDAC (Electronic Design Automation Companies). Physical Design and Logic Synthesis