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MONDAY November 16, 2009
SCV Circuits and Systems Chapter
Speaker: Randy Torrance, Chipworks
Time: Networking/Pizza at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $2 donation for food
Place: Cadence Design Systems, Building 5, 2655 Seely Avenue, San Jose
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/cas (scroll down)

The continuous drive of Moore’s law to increase the integration level of silicon chips has presented major challenges to the reverse engineer, obsolescing simple teardowns and demanding the (more…)

WEDNESDAY November 11, 2009
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Chapter
Speaker: James E. Morris, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Portland State University, and CPMT Society Distinguished Lecturer
Time: Optional dinner at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: $25 if reserved by Nov 9; $30 at door (no cost for presentation)
Place: Biltmore Hotel, 2151 Laurelwood Rd (Fwy 101 at Montague Expressway), Santa Clara
RSVP: via the DoubleKnot registration page, from website
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv

While the electronics industry continues to look for the next nanoscale device to take over from the MOSFET, other nanotechnologies are already being developed for microelectronics packaging, primarily (more…)

FRIDAY October 30, 2009
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, with Electron Devices and Reliability Chapters, and ASQ Reliability Division
Speakers: from Cisco Systems, Honeywell, XIA, ASE, Sun Microsystems, and Medtronic
Time: Registration at 8:45 AM; Presentations and Panel from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Cost: none
Place: Live on the Internet through WebEx; also in-person at Cisco Building O, 10 West Tasman Drive (at corner of N. First St), San Jose
RSVP: Required, by October 28, on our DoubleKnot site; on-site seating is limited
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv

Half-day Seminar with six talks:
“Impact of Substrate SOP on Flip Chip Soft Error Rates,” Rick Wong, Cisco Systems
“Progress Towards (more…)

THURSDAY October 1, 2009
SCV Technology Management Chapter 
Speaker: Steve Bockman, founder, North Bay Agile SIG
Time: Guided Networking at 6:30 PM; Light dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: Light Dinner: $10 (IEEE member), $13 (non member) - Cash or check at the door; add $3 without reservation
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave (near Lawrence Expy and 101), Sunnyvale
RSVP: Reserve at the website
Web: www.ieee-scv-tmc.org

In software development there are many ways to transfer the knowledge about how to build a product to the people who do the actual building.  Production can be severely hampered, however, if that knowledge (more…)

THURSDAY October 1, 2009
SCV Robotics and Automation Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Sebastian Thrun, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Dept, Stanford University
Time: Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Carnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley, Building 23, Moffett Field
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ras

This talk will introduce the audience to the fascinating world of robotic cars.  Most of us use cars in our daily lives; yet cars are inefficient, unsafe, and environmentally wasteful.  Robotic technology promises to (more…)

WEDNESDAY September 30, 2009
SCV Power Electronics Chapter
Speaker: Ron Hadar, President and CEO, Tigo Energy
Time: Networking & Pizza at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: Donations for food accepted
Place: Tigo Energy, Inc., 170 Knowles Drive, Suite 203, Los Gatos
RSVP: from link on the website
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pels

Today’s best solar installations are designed to maximize power output across the entire system.  Unfortunately because individual solar modules in a sub-array can perform very differently, the system is limited (more…)

THURSDAY October 29, 2009
IEEE USA
Moderator: Nathalie Thompson, Career Management Consultant with Right Management
Time: 11:00 AM PDT (1 hour)
Cost: none
Place: on the Web
RSVP: from link on the website
Web: www.ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars

Right Management is the talent and career management expert within Manpower, the global leader in employment services.  Come hear from a consultant from Right Management and learn what HR Professionals are (more…)

THURSDAY October 22, 2009
IEEE USA
Moderator: Elizabeth Lions, author of Recession Proof Yourself!
Time: 11:00 AM PDT (1 hour)
Cost: none
Place: on the Web
RSVP: from link on the website
Web: www.ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars

The job market in 2009 can be frustrating and confusing to job seekers. The unemployment rate for U.S. electrical and electronics engineers hit a new record in the second quarter, while the unemployment rate for all engineers (more…)

TUESDAY October 20, 2009
OEB Power & Energy Chapter
Speaker: Ohir Orr, BrightSource Energy
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM; Dinner at 6 PM
Cost: $25 for IEEE & ASME members, $15 for IEEE & ASME student members, $40 for non-members
Place: Scott’s Seafood Bar & Grill, in Jack London Square, 2 Broadway, Oakland
RSVP: from the website
Web: www.oebpes.org

Solar Thermal Electricity Generation (STEG) power plants are hybrid generation systems that use the energy from the sun concentrated to generate steam.  The steam is then sent to a conventional turbine to generate (more…)

WEDNESDAY October 28, 2009
TheTech Museum of Innovation (IEEE evening at TheTech)
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM (last entry: 7:30 PM)
Cost: $18 for IEEE members and adult guests, $15 for children 3-17
Place: TheTech Museum of Innovation, 201 South Market Street, San Jose
RSVP: Discount available with promotion code “IEEE”
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0910-startrek.pdf

You are invited to a private showing for IEEE, ASME and SVEC members (and families) only!  Members of any professional society belonging to SVEC (www.svec.org) qualify for this showing.  Purchase your tickets on-line (more…)