Introduction to the Special Issue on the 1st IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS 2019)

This issue of the IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems (JETCAS) includes some of the highlights of the best articles from the 1st IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS 2019), which was held at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu, Taiwan, on March 18-20, 2019. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving the new revolution of not only information technology but also all other industries. New algorithms and application systems are introduced with the power of AI. New computing platforms are required to support the emerging AI algorithms and applications, from cloud servers to edge devices, from system level to circuit level. Facing this new challenge and opportunity, the first AICAS was launched and fully sponsored by IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS). It is established to facilitate the state-of-the-art research, innovation, and development activities at the frontiers of AI circuits and systems. It is an ideal forum for allowing academia and industry from international communities to exchange experiences, demonstrate their results and further advance AI technologies on circuits and systems.