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TUESDAY November 3, 2009
SCV Photonics Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Ron Kubacki, Ionic Systems
Time: Networking/pizza social at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor; Building E Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: use EventBrite from website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/leos

From a systems level it is impossible to differentiate efficiency in the electrical domain from the optical domain if photonics are incorporated. Planar waveguide devices and active components, such as (more…)

THURSDAY November 5, 2009
SCV Technology Management Chapter
Speaker: Marilyn Stanton, B.Educ, MSOD, Managing Partner, Illuminated Consulting LLC
Time: Guided Networking at 6:30 PM; Light dinner at 7:15 PM; Presentation at 7:45 PM
Cost: $10 for IEEE member, $13 for non member (Cash or check at the door; add $3 without reservation)
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
RSVP: through the website
Web: www.ieee-scv-tmc.org

Marilyn Stanton takes us through Everything DiSC^® Management.  DiSC is the behavioral model based on the work of William Moulton Marston Ph.D, the father of behavioral science.   You will (more…)

WEDNESDAY November 18, 2009
SCV Control Systems Chapter
Speaker: Ghulam Mustafa, Ph.D., Crossing Automation
Time: Networking at 6:15 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: none
Place: Cogswell College, Board Room, 1175 Bordeaux Dr., Sunnyvale
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/css

The speaker will present a novel approach that combines motion optimization and system identification via Taguchi-type design of experiments (DOE) and Monte Carlo simulation for quantifying the (more…)

MONDAY November 2, 2009
IEEE ICCAD Conference
Speaker: Dr. Hamid Pirahes, IBM Fellow
Time: Registration at 8:45 AM; Presentation at 9:00 AM
Cost: none
Place: On the Web
RSVP: Log in at 8:45 AM on the MediaSite registration page (first 600)
Web: www.c-eda.org (first story and link)

Information technology is going through a fundamental change, influenced primarily by (1) Flexible provisioning and scalability of Cloud Computing, (2) Accelerated pace of analytics around (more…)

TUESDAY November 17, 2009
SCV Product Safety Engineering Chapter
Speaker: Sudhakar Waznik
Time: Optional dinner at 5:30 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: Optional dinner at El Torito Mexican Restaurant, 2950 Lakeside Drive, Santa Clara; Meeting at Applied Materials, Bowers Café, 3090 Bowers Ave, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pses

Solar energy represents both the cleanest energy available and a never-ending supply of energy, as long as we have access to the sun.  The complexities lie in harnessing this energy and effectively (more…)

MONDAY December 14, 2009
SCV Signal Processing Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Jong-Kae (J.K.) Fwu, Intel Corporation
Time: Fast Food & drinks at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $2 donation for food
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E Conference Center, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/sps

To meet the tremendous demand and growth for mobile Internet and wireless multimedia applications, the IEEE 802.16 Working Group Task Group m (TGm) has been developing a next-generation mobile (more…)

TUESDAY November 10, 2009
SCV Electron Devices, with Nanotechnology Chapters
Speaker: Dr. Pushkar P. Apte, Vice President of Technology, Semiconductor Industry Association
Time: Pizza & drinks at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:15 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E1, Conference Center, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/eds

Technology is now embedded in every aspect of life in the 21st century, and semiconductor chips are the engine powering the ~$5 trillion high-tech industry.  Disruptive transitions such as the advent of nanotechnology (more…)

TUESDAY November 17, 2009
SCV Consultants’ Network of Silicon Valley
Speakers: John Gale, Taligo, LLC; Duane Strong, Strong Engineering, LLC
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.CaliforniaConsultants.org

Consultants everywhere want to be successful.  Projecting a professional image to the various communities in which they participate is vital to that success.  In this talk, CNSV members John Gale and (more…)

THURSDAY December 10, 2009
SCV Circuits and Systems Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Myung H. Sunwoo, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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

The talk presents four low-power high-speed SOC IP designs for communication systems.  First, a new continuous flow mixed-radix (CFMR) FFT processor is presented, which uses the mixed-radix (radix-4/2) (more…)

TUESDAY November 17, 2009
SCV Nanotechnology, with Photonics, Electron Devices Chapters
Speakers: Dr. Chris Eberspacher, Applied Materials Solar Business Group; Dr. Campbell Scott, IBM Almaden Research Center; Thomas Daue, Smart Material Corp; Dania Ghantous, Imara Corp.
Time: Registration at 12:15 PM; LIght lunch at 12:30 PM; Presentations from 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Cost: IEEE Members/Students/Unemployed $20; Non-Members $25. Add $5 at the door
Place: National Semiconductor Bldg E-1 CMA Room. 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: from the website
Web: www.ieee.org/nano