Technology & Networking in Silicon Valley & the SF Bay Area: Upcoming Meetings, Courses and Conferences
WEDNESDAY February 13
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Chapter
Speaker: Arthur L. Chait, President, EoPlex Technologies
Time: Optional dinner at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: $25 for dinner, no cost for presentation
Place: Ramada, 1217 Wildwood Ave (Fwy 101 frontage road, between Lawrence Expressway and Great America Parkway), Sunnyvale
RSVP: by email with Janis Karklins, karklins@ieee.org
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv
A great deal of progress has been made in the field of nano and related “tiny” technologies. Unfortunately, the technology to link the tiny world to the macro world has not kept pace. The space between nano and macro is immense. At the nano end are self-assembling structures and (more…)
TUESDAY January 22
SCV Electron Devices Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Bin Yu, NASA Ames Research Center
Time: Refreshments at at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 6:15 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor Corp. Building E-1 - Auditorium CMA, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/eds
It is predicted that silicon CMOS FET could be ultimately scaled down to 1.5 nm gate length based on the least energy model for computing. However, it is anticipated that a gate length of 4~5 nm would be the practical limit (more…)
MONDAY January 14
SCV Electron Devices Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Charvaka Duvvury, Texas Instruments
Time: Refreshments at at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 6:15 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor Corp. Building E-1 - Auditorium CMA, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/eds
The trends in silicon technology scaling towards the sub-100 nm range, along with the introduction of newer transistor structures such as the multi-gate and Fin-FET devices, are driving sensitive issues for ESD development and IC protection design. This is compounded by the complex interactions (more…)
TUESDAY February 19
SCV Consultants’ Network of Silicon Valley
Speaker: Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.CaliforniaConsultants.org
Dr. Bob Heile is Chair of the ZigBee Alliance. This talk will provide an overview of the alliance and its mission. He will address (more…)
TUESDAY January 15
SCV Consultants’ Network of Silicon Valley
Speakers: Tim Clark, Art Anderson, Cheri Keller, Microchip Technology, Inc.
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.CaliforniaConsultants.org
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the industry standard for serial communications. It was originally intended as a replacement for the old-style serial and parallel connections on a PC, but its usefulness has broadened (more…)
TUESDAY January 8
SCV Electromagnetic Compatibility Chapter
Speaker: Jack Unger, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. (formerly Wireless InfoNet, Inc.)
Time: Social at 5:30 PM, Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Applied Materials Bowers Cafeteria, 3090 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.scvemc.org
The FCC mandates that Part 15 license-free wireless equipment be tested and FCC certified, yet many wireless ISPs (WISPs) assemble at least some of their equipment in-house. Join us (more…)
WEDNESDAY January 16
SCV Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter
Speaker: Greg Spooner, Raydiance
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Clark Center Auditorium, Stanford University (free parking after 4 PM)
RSVP: not required
Web: ieee.org/scv/embs
Lasers heat things up. Modifying materials with lasers frequently (though not always) involves a thermal interaction produced through linear absorption. High peak power and ultrashort pulsed lasers are different. (more…)
THURSDAY January 10
SCV Microwave Theory and Techniques Chapter
Speaker: Ajaiey Sharma, Anritsu
Time: Refreshments at at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor, Building 9, Classroom 4, 2900 Semiconductor Dr, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.mtt-scv.org
The transition from coax to a planar circuit is often one of the more difficult areas to both design and to manufacture. The coax involved is typically the back-end of a connector, but can also be a coaxial cable. (more…)
WEDNESDAY January 16
OEB Power Engineering Chapter
Organizer: Diep Nguyen, P.E., DTN Engineers, Inc. 510 267-0441, Diep@ieee.org
Time: 4:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Florida Power and Light Energy Group 6185 Industrial Way, Livermore
RSVP: required due to site access and security; by email to Carole Pharr, Carole.Pharr@Salaobrien.com, 408-282-1500
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0801-oeb-pes.pdf
The event will be started with the short tour of the Florida Power and Light (FPL) Energy Group Operations and Maintenance building before going out to the site to see the windmills up close. (more…)
MONDAY January 7
SCV Signal Processing Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Willie W. Lu, U.S. Center for Wireless Communications
Time: Fast Food & drinks at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $2 toward refreshments
Place: National Semiconductor (north end of Building E), Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/sps
The future wireless and mobile communications will be shifted from the traditional transmission-specific technology to the interface-specific technology to be able to converge with the computer system architecture. The OWA technology offers an optimal solution to open up the wireless platform (more…)
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