IEEE SSCS Women in Circuits

ISSCC 2026 WiC Events:

In conjunction with ISSCC 2026, the IEEE SSCS Women in Circuits is organizing two events for this year’s conference:

  1. Sunday Next Generation Circuit Designer Workshop

  2. Networking Bingo Event

Sunday Next Generation Circuit Designer Workshop

The IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Women in Circuits (WiC), in collaboration with ISSCC 2026, invites undergraduate students, early graduate students, and young professionals (≤2 years post-undergrad) to apply for the Next Generation Circuit Designer Workshop — a one-day program designed to accelerate careers in circuits, systems, and semiconductor technologies.

This immersive workshop will bring together 26 emerging talents for mentorship, networking, and career development. Participants will:

  • Join a private welcome session and fireside chat with an industry leader

  • Gain insights through one-on-one mentoring and elevator pitches

  • Showcase their work in a competitive poster session

  • Connect with peers and professionals at an open career panel

Support & Recognition:

  • WiC will sponsor 13 ISSCC 2026 registrations, with additional support under consideration from SSCS.

  • Selected participants will be recognized as part of the Next Gen Circuit Designer cohort at ISSCC 2026.

Applications Close: October 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST


Networking Bingo Event - Sunday February 15th, 4PM - 6PM

Women in Circuits (WiC) together with ISSCC will be holding a networking and mentoring session on Sunday afternoon. Distinguished panelists from the career panel, WiC members, and other participants will play getting-to-know-you bingo to promote engagement between various members of the community. This will give participants the chance to network and mingle with people across a spectrum of seniority in the field in a casual setting.

If you are attending ISSCC in person, please consider being a mentor.

All are welcome to participate, no ISSCC registration required!

 
 
 
 

Past Women in Circuits Events

ISSCC 2022 Women In Circuits Next Gen Circuit Designer Workshop

The event was a great success and recording links can be found below!

Entire Workshop (minus Tsu-Jae and Breakouts)

Fireside Chat

Panel

More Info: https://buff.ly/3A6mKnF

ISSCC 2021 Videos

Career Planning for a Bright (but Unknown) Future - Jennifer Lloyd, Analog Devices

Pandemics - an Opportunity for biomedical IC? - Milin Zhang, Tsinghua University

AI-Enhanced Neural Prostheses - Mahsa Shoaran, EPFL

Building a Time Machine for Healthcare Research - Prema Dogra, Nvidia

Accelerating innovation with confidence - Hillary Hunter, IBM