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THURSDAY November 13, 2008
SCV Lasers and ElectroOptics Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Philip Russell, University of Erlangen-Nüremberg
Time: Networking/Pizza Social at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: from link on website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/leos

Photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) have been the focus of increasing scientific and technological interest since the first working example was reported in 1996 (for a review see Science 299 (358-362) 2003). Although superficially similar to (more…)

FRIDAY October 10, 2008
SCV Electron Devices Chapter
Speakers: from Silterra USA, University of Central Florida, McMaster University, Hiroshima University, UC-SD, UT-Austin plus student poster papers
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cost: none (includes lunch)
Place: Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
RSVP: Pre-registration should be sent to Amber Dela Cruz, adelacruz@scu.edu by Tuesday, October 7th - please include your name and affiliation
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/eds

The IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Compact Modeling Technical Committee in collaboration with IEEE Santa Clara Valley (SCV) EDS chapter and IEEE Santa Clara University Student chapter has organized a mini-colloquium (more…)

WEDNESDAY October 8, 2008
SCV Communications Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Wells, Founder and Principal Partner, AJIS LLC
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: none (donation to cover pizza)
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E, Conference Room, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/comsoc

Wireless operators are seeing continuous strain on their backhaul networks.  50 million new mobile subscribers are added worldwide every month. Data usage is exploding.  Future 4G technologies will require base station to (more…)

TUESDAY October 7, 2008
SCV Lasers and ElectroOptics Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Gamani Karunasiri, Naval Postgraduate School
Time: Networking/Pizza Social at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: through www.eventbrite.com/event/178619255
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/leos

Owing to its unique spectral characteristics, radiation in the 0.3-10 terahertz (THz) spectral range has drawn attention as a new and potentially powerful medium for next-generation imaging technology. Terahertz wavelengths (more…)

MONDAY November 10, 2008
SCV Solid State Circuits Chapter
Speaker: Boris Murmann, Stanford University
Time: Registration and Refreshments at 5:30 PM; Lecture from 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost: $40. Please pay on Nov 10th. Only cash or personal checks accepted.
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: Please email to ieee_adc@yahoo.com with the following details: Name, Company, E-mail address, and please indicate whether you are an IEEE Member.
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ssc

This lecture discusses the design and implementation of pipelined ADCs using a top-down approach, ranging from an architecture level analysis to transistor level implementation details. Specific topics include: (more…)

FRIDAY October 24, 2008
SCV Computational Intelligence Chapter
Speaker: Enrique H. Ruspini, Artificial Intelligence Center, SRI International
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley, Bldg. 23, room 129, Moffett Field
RSVP: not required
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0810-scv-cis.pdf

Regulation of the actions of teams of collaborating autonomous robots poses problems that are significantly more complex than those considered when developing controllers for single robots.  The multiplicity of team formations (more…)

THURSDAY October 2, 2008
SCV Technology Management Council
Speaker: Barbara Miller, founder, Artemis Management
Time: Guided Networking at 6:30 PM; Dinner at 7:15 PM; (Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $25 (IEEE member), $30 (non member), cash or check at the door; +$5 without reservation
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: through the Website
Web: www.ieee-scv-ems.org

For the first time in history, there are four generations in the workplace: Seniors, Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials.  Managers and teams are finding it challenging working across generations. Each (more…)

THURSDAY October 2, 2008
SCV Electron Devices Chapter
Speakers: distinguished experts in the photovoltaic technology field
Time: Registration at 9:00 AM; program 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM; reception following
Cost: none (includes lunch and breaks)
Place: Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View
RSVP: At web link
Web: www.seeuthere.com/rsvp/invitation/invitation.asp?id=/m1312d18-1OIDXG8GO7JT2

THURSDAY October 2, 2008
IEEE SPECTRUM Webinar
Speakers: Dr. Laurent Bernardin, Chief Scientist & VP of Research and Development, Maplesoft; Dr. Chad Schmitke, Chief Developer, MotionPro
Time: 11 AM - Noon
Cost: none
Place: On the web
RSVP: Register on website
Web: www.spectrum.ieee.org/webcast

WEDNESDAY October 1, 2008
SCV Robotics and Automation Chapter
Speaker: J. Zico Kolter, Stanford University
Time: Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place:Carnegie-Mellon University, Silicon Valley campus, Moffet Field
RSVP: Not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ras

Legged robots offer the potential to navigate a much wider range of terrain than their wheeled counterparts, allowing for robotic applications in places where they are currently (more…)