IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures

ICMTS 2026 Author Information

This page is intended for those who are interested in publishing their good work at ICMTS. First, you would write and submit an abstract. If your abstract is accepted, you will need to write a full manuscript, which IEEE calls an “extended abstract”. In addition, you’ll need to make and present a talk at the conference, Mar 23-26, 2026. IEEE does not consider your work to be “published” until it is presented and defended (you answering questions) at the conference.

Each of those activities is discussed below.

Abstracts (Submission Deadline: Dec 05, 2025)

Abstracts are to have no more than four pages in PDF format (font-embedded).

The simplest format is the following:

First page:
- Title
- Names and affiliations of every author
- Email address for the author with whom we should correspond
- A short summary of the work, up to 50 words
Second page: Text describing your good work
Third (and maybe fourth) page: Figures, tables, ...

Templates:

Alternatively, some people prefer to format their abstract with the same two-column format that a full manuscript would use:

First page:
- Title
- Names and affiliations of every author
- Email address for the author with whom we should correspond
- A short summary of the work, up to 50 words
Second, third (and maybe fourth) pages: Text, figures, tables, ...

Templates:

Please remember that the Technical Program Committee must read and evaluate dozens of these abstracts within a short timeframe. They greatly appreciate any abstract that gets its point across quickly and efficiently, staying within the four-page limit.

Abstract upload on this website will be enabled roughly a month before the deadline. Once that happens, the upload link should be prominently displayed. At upload, you will be asked to enter the first author's name, the email for the author to whom correspondence should be sent, and asked to upload a PDF file with the abstract.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact the Technical Program Chairs:
Kejun XIA <kejun.xia@gmail.com>
Tatsuya OHGURO <tatsuya.ohguro.h75@mail.toshiba>

Technical Talks (Final Manuscript Deadline: Feb 27, 2026)

Congratulations on your abstract being selected for ICMTS 2026!! This section provides the information you need to write and to submit your manuscript and its corresponding presentation for the conference. Invited talks have some different requirements, so please contact the Technical Program Chair for details.

Copyright

Each author must sign the IEEE electronic Copyright Form (eCF). A link to that will be provided.

Manuscript

Your manuscript must be no longer than six pages long and uploaded to IEEE PDF eXpress by Feb 27, 2026. Failure to meet this deadline may result in the paper be labeled as 'withdrawn' from ICMTS 2026. All manuscripts will be collected from there to be included in the Proceedings.
The Proceedings this year will be in A4 size. Any manuscript received in US Letter size will be scaled as needed.
Manuscripts must be in English, in PDF format, and font-embedded.
Please start from one of these templates. These are IEEE's template plus a header and footer that are specific to ICMTS 2026.
Templates:
At least one of the authors must register to attend the conference and present and defend the work. Failure to do so could result in the paper being marked 'withdrawn' in the Proceedings and not loaded into IEEE eXplore®.
IEEE provides lots of great resources for authors of technical papers like yours. Some useful links are provided below, plus you are encouraged to look through the other IEEE author resources yourself.
Helpful hint: Use the "Cite This" button in IEEE Xplore® to get the text needed to reference a paper. This includes the reference's Document Identifier (DOI), a unique code for each publication. You can just copy/paste what "Cite This" provides into your manuscript.

Presentation Slides

ICMTS does not require any specific slide template. Most presenters use their own organization's template.
Each talk is a maximum of 15 minutes long, to be followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers. It is very important that you stay within your time limit in order to keep everything on schedule. You are highly encouraged to practice your talk until you are comfortable doing it within the time limit.
Invited talks generally have a different time limit -- please contact the Technical Program Chair for details.
IEEE requires that an author defend their work in front of an audience (i.e., the question & answer period after your talk) in order for it to be considered "published". Therefore, at least one author of your paper must present and defend the work at the conference.
All presentations must be in English. The question & answer period afterwards will also be in English.
Your audience should have access to the Proceedings so could have your paper in front of them as you present.
Your presentation should follow your manuscript.
A laptop will be used to project your slides, in either PowerPoint or Adobe PDF format. You should use very standard fonts in your presentation to avoid compatibility issues.
ICMTS will not electronically distribute your slides, as IEEE regards that as re-publishing the same material that's in the Proceedings. Sometimes, attendees will request a copy of a presentation from a speaker. It is then your choice whether or not to provide an elecronic copy of your slides.
Please provide your final slides to the Technical Program Chair by no later than Mar 17, 2026. Please use PowerPoint or Adobe PDF format.
It is not at all required, but if you want to use the ICMTS logo in your slides, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
We recommend that you watch the videos in the "Making Slides, Public Speaking" section below. They cover making your presentation slides and giving your talk in front of the audience and are applicable to all speakers.

Cost

At least one author of your paper must register to attend the conference in order to present the work. Failure to do so could result in the paper being marked 'withdrawn' in the Proceedings and not loaded into IEEE eXplore®.
You are invited to attend the Monday reception along with all the other ICMTS attendees.
You are invited to attend the Wednesday evening banquet along with all the others who registered for the Technical Talks.

Speaker Biography

During the break that precedes your talk, please contact the session chair. Tell him/her which of the authors will be presenting the paper, their affiliation (company, university, etc.), and provide guidance on how to pronounce their name.
Sometimes when a speaker is introduced, a very short biography will be read. If requested by the Technical Program Chair, please provide a VERY short biography of the speaker (one or two sentences maximum, not your whole CV/resumé) to be read during their introduction.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact the Technical Program Chairs:
Kejun XIA <kejun.xia@gmail.com>
Tatsuya OHGURO <tatsuya.ohguro.h75@mail.toshiba>

Tutorials (Presentation Deadline: Feb 27, 2026)

Thanks you for agreeing to present a tutorial at ICMTS 2026!! This section provides the information you need to give your talk.

Manuscript

No manuscript is required for tutorials, only your presentation slides.

Presentation Slides

ICMTS does not require any specific slide template. Most presenters use their own organization's template.
Your audience will be people who have paid extra to attend your tutorial, so they are interested in your topic.
Each tutorial is a maximum of 40 minutes long, to be followed by 10 minutes of questions and answers. It is very important that you stay within your time limit in order to keep everything on schedule. You are highly encouraged to practice your talk until you are comfortable doing it within the time limit.
All presentations must be in English. The question & answer period afterwards will also be in English.
All tutorial presentations will be printed into a book that will be distributed to all Tutorials attendees. Therefore, your audience will have your slides printed in front of them as you present.
ICMTS will not electronically distribute your slides. Sometimes attendees will request an electronic copy of a presentation from a tutorial speaker. Providing an electronic copy of your slides is entirely your choice.
Please email your final slides to the Tutorials Chair by no later than Feb 27, 2026. This provides the Chair enough time to print the books that are given to the attendees.
It is not at all required, but if you want to use the ICMTS logo in your slides, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
We recommend that you watch the videos in the "Making Slides, Public Speaking" section below. They cover making your presentation slides and giving your talk in front of the audience and are applicable to all speakers.

Cost

Tutorial speakers will be provided with a complementary registration to the full day of Tutorials.
If you would like to attend the rest of the conference (which we highly recommend), that will be an additional cost.
You are invited to attend the Monday reception along with all the other ICMTS attendees.

Speaker Biography

Please provide the Tutorials Chair with a square photo of at least 200x200 pixels that can be used on the ICMTS website, guidance on how to pronounce your name, and a very short biography that can be read at the conference during your introduction.
Whether or not you also include a biography slide in your presentation is entirely your choice.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact the Tutorial Chair:
Takayuki MORI <t_mori@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp>

Making Slides, Public Speaking

Giving a talk at ICMTS is similar to any other public speaking, except (a) you have a time limit and (b) if you're giving a technical talk, your slides should follow your paper. The videos below should help anyone giving a tutorial, an invited talk, or a technical talk.

Making Your ICMTS Presentation Slides (24 min)

Giving Your ICMTS Presentation (10 min)

It is not necessary to include the ICMTS logo anywhere in your presentation but we've been asked multiple times to provide one, so here you are. Right-click on it and save it for your own use. It's shown small here but the file you save is 1200x1200 pixels at 72 PPI.