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THURSDAY June 13, 2013
SCV Reliability Chapter
Speaker: T. Kim Parnell, PhD, PE, Parnell Engineering & Consulting
Time: Networking and snacks at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Agilent, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/rl

In our highly electronic, highly connected world, some of the biggest reliability problems are Mechanical in nature!  Why?  Because humans are decidedly mechanical and analog beasts!!
They drop things, they misuse and abuse (more…)

WEDNESDAY June 19, 2013
SF Power & Energy Chapter
Speaker: Wendy al-Mukdad, PE, California Public Utilities Commission
Time: 11:30 AM (for pizza lunch) – 1:00 PM
Cost: $5 for non-members, for pizza; $0 for IEEE members
Place: Golden Gate Room, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
RSVP: By June 17 to Charles Mee, charles.mee@cpuc.ca.gov 415-703-1147
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/1306-sf-pes.pdf

In January 2013, the CPUC released a staff report entitled “Advanced Inverter Technologies Report”.  This presentation will provide an overview of this report which examines the present and evolving capabilities of advanced inverter technologies for both (more…)

SUNDAY July 14, 2013
SCV GOLD (Grads of the Last Decade)
Time: Gathering by 2:00 PM; hike/event until 5:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Villa Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga
RSVP: from website
Web: scv-gold-hike.eventbrite.com

Come join IEEE SCV GOLD at Villa Montalvo Arts Center for a hike in the picturesque mountains above Villa Montalvo.  The lookout point at the top of the trail has a breathtaking view allowing you to see the entire South Bay area from South San Jose, to (more…)

MONDAY July 15, 2013
SCV PACE (Professional Activities Committee for Engineers)
Instructor: Professor Jan Rabaey, Scientific Co-director, Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC)
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Cost: $50 regular admission; $40 for IEEE members; $25 for students
Place: Maxim Integrated HQ, 160 Rio Robles, San Jose
RSVP: from website
Web: pace-course2013.eventbrite.com

This course presents an overview of the basics as well as the more advanced techniques in low-power design.  The first part of the lecture will focus on the fundamentals of low-power design and a number of well-established techniques will be (more…)

TUESDAY June 4, 2013
SCV Photonics Chapter
Speaker: John Hejtmanek, VP, Product and Reliability Engineering, Pacific Biosciences
Time: Networking/light dinner at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Intel Auditorium, Building SC-12, 3600 Juliette Lane, Santa Clara
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/leos

Pacific Biosciences launched the RS, a high resolution genetic analyzer in early 2011.  The RS incorporates novel, single molecule sequencing techniques and advanced analytics to reveal true biology in real time.  The RS conducts, monitors and analyzes biochemical (more…)

TUESDAY June 11, 2013
SCV Photonics Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Jerome Faist, ETH Zurich
Time: Networking/light dinner at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Intel, Building SC-12, 3600 Juliette Lane, Santa Clara
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/leos

Quantum cascade lasers have opened up many new opportunities in quantum electronics, by freeing us from previous limitations in material wavelength limitations.  They have opened up a wide range of wavelengths in the mid and near infrared.  We will discuss (more…)

TUESDAY June 11, 2013
SCV Computer Chapter
Speaker: Oliver Baltuch, President, Futuremark
Time: Networking/refreshments at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Cadence, Bldg 10, 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose
RSVP: from website
Web: sites.ieee.org/scv-cs

Futuremark develops industry standard benchmarking software (such as 3DMark) that measures hardware performance of PCs, tablets, and smartphones.  Running benchmarks during the product development process can highlight setup (more…)

WEDNESDAY June 12, 2013
SCV Communications Chapter
Speakers: Jacob Saperstein, Director of Strategic Innovation Alliances; Shiyama Clunie, Area Manager, External Affairs; Michael Caniglia, AT&T Mobility — all at AT&T
Time: Networking and Refreshments at 6:30 PM; Presentations at 6:45 PM
Cost: $5 donation for food
Place: Texas Instruments Building E, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: from website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/comsoc

Jacob Saperstein and Shiyama Clunie will describe the mission and purpose of AT&T’s Palo Alto Foundry and its role in the Silicon Valley ecosystem.  A progress report and use cases will also be presented.  AT&T’s Innovation Platform will be defined and related to (more…)

WEDNESDAY June 19, 2013
SCV Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter
Speaker: Frank Macnamara, VP, Hansen Medical Inc.
Time: Optional dinner at Stanford Hospital Cafeteria, 6:15 PM (no host, no reservations); Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Room M-114, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/embs

This talk will focus on the design and performance of the Magellan Robotic System, an intravascular catheter system that received FDA clearance in June 2012.  The Magellan System is the successor to the company’s Sensei X Robotic System, which has been used on more (more…)

THURSDAY May 23, 2013
SCV Education Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Bernard Widrow, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Time: Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Stanford University, Packard Bldg, Stanford
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/es

Regarding the workings of the human mind, memory and pattern recognition seem to be intertwined.  You generally do not have one without the other.  Taking inspiration from life experience, a new form of computer memory has been devised. Certain conjectures (more…)