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Download the new May GRID.pdf   (800 kB) -- 32 pages of details on upcoming Chapter meetings, classes, and conferences on a wide variety of topics.   See our QuickRef Calendar for a more detailed listing of Chapter meetings.

Chapter Meetings for May:

SF-PES - 5/4 | PG&E's Modular Protection, Automation, & Control (MPAC) Initiative - improved installation control, reduced installation time and reduced costs ... (PG&E, Noon) [more]

SCV-EDS - 5/8 | The Future of Complementary Bipolar - wide bandwidth, high output drive and exceptional symmetry ... (NSC, 6PM) [more]

SCV-CIS - 5/9 | "Cognitive" Memory and its Applications - a new system with integrated memory and pattern recognition ... (Stanford, 7PM) [more]

SCV-CPMT - 5/9 | The Packaging Challenges and Solutions for Solfocus Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) Modules - a practical solution to the silicon supply shortage ... (Ramada, 6:30PM) [more]

SCV-ComSoc - 5/9 | FTTP/GPON: Gigabit Passive Optical Networks - last-mile upgrades from telecoms ... (NSC, 6PM) [more]

SCV-Nano - 5/15 | Integrated Optofluidic Chips for Single Molecule Analysis - liquid-core antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides for both liquids and light ... (NSC, 11:30AM) [more]

SCV-CNSV - 5/15 | System-on-a-Chip Technology and Tools - applications; uses in interface technology; design tools ... (Keypoint, 7PM) [more]

SCV-EMB - 5/16 | Intelligent Medical Vigilance System: Detection of Physiological Signals Using a Mattress Cover with Pressure Sensors for Med/Surg Patients - reducing risk under challenging resources conditions ... (Clark, 7:30PM) [more]

OEB-IAS - 5/17 | Power System Harmonics Mitigation for Industrial Applications - working with non-linear harmonics-producing power electronics based loads ... (MarieC, 5:30PM) [more]

SCV-SSC - 5/17 | Active Filters, NICs and NACs - active filter limitations using a little mathematics and basic theory ... (NSC, 6PM) [more]

SF-GOLD - 5/17 | IEEE GOLD Networking night at Noe's - connect with fellow IEEE Graduates Of the Last Decade ... (Noe's, 6:30PM) [more]

SCV-LEOS - 5/22 | LEOS 30th Anniversary Program: A Conversation with Dr. Townes, Nobel Laureate - and two long-time colleagues ... (PARC, 6:30PM) [more]

SCV-CE - 5/22 | Lighting TVs and Screens with Lasers - a new level of performance and reliability ... (HP, 6:30PM) [more]

SCV-Mag - 5/22 | Synergistic Integration of NV Flash and Hard Disk Drives - creation of the Hybrid HDD (HHDD) ... (KOMAG, 7:30PM) [more]

SF-IAS - 5/22 | Arc Flash Software - ... (Sinbad's, 5:30PM) [more]

SCV-PSES - 5/22 | How Did it All Start? Computer History Museum Tour - back to times when computers weren't nearly as safe and ubiquitous ... (Delmar, 5:45PM) [more]

SCV-CPMT - 5/24 | Volume Production of Ultra-Thin Chips - thinning and singulation for high throughput rates, yields ... (Ramada, 6:30PM) [more]

SCV-Rel - 5/30 | Designed Experiments and Reliability - redefine the problem to simplify and optimize ... (HP, 6:30PM) [more]

SF-PES - 5/30 | The Renaissance of Nuclear Power - annual banquet plus two speakers ... (Cristo, 5PM) [more]

SCV-CS - 6/2 | Multicore: the New Face of Computing -- Promises and Challenges - full day: where it stands, what issues must be addressed ... (Cristo, 5PM) [more]

SCV-CPMT - 6/13 | uPILR MicroContacts: A Next-Generation Chip-Scale Packaging Solution - a new fab process for density and routing efficiency ... (Ramada, 6:30PM) [more]

SF-GOLD - 7/15 | IEEE GOLD Networking Event & Hike at Land's End - explore the beauty of the SF coast with fellow IEEE Graduates Of the Last Decade ... (beach, 2PM) [more]

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DISPLAY WEEK: SID Int'l Symposium, Seminar & Exhibition [more]
-- May 20-25, 2007     -- Long Beach Convention Center
DISPLAY WEEK provides access to a wide range of technology and applications -- from high-definition flat-panel displays using both emissive and liquid-crystal technology to the latest in OLED displays and large-area projection-display systems. Find state-of-the-art information on the latest in image processing, systems software and display processor hardware, human factors and applied vision, and exciting new applications such as multimedia and electronic cinema. With more than 550 booths and 69 technical sessions, SID is the leading show for the electronic-display industry.
Sunday Short Courses:   - Fundamentals of Vision and Color   - Fundamentals of Display Optics   - Fundamentals of Video for the 21st Century   - Fundamentals of Microdisplays
Earlybird rates through May 4th
For complete information on Display Week 2007: www.sid2007.org 		    CONFERENCE CALENDAR   (with quick-links)
AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference and Exhibit   [more]
- May 7-10, 2007       -- Doubletree Hotel, Rohnert Park
- Early registration Deadline: April 10
DISPLAY WEEK: SID Int'l Symposium & Exhibition   [more]
- May 20-25, 2007     -- Long Beach Convention Ctr, Long Beach
- Early registration Deadline: May 4
44th Design Automation Conference (DAC 2007)   [more]
- June 4-8, 2007       -- San Diego
- Early registration Deadline: May 7
Frontiers in Biomedical Devices 2007   [more]
- June 7-8, 2007       -- Irvine, CA
- Early registration Deadline: April 15
Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, & Computers   [more]
- Nov. 4-7, 2007       - Pacific Grove
CALL FOR PAPERS: Abstracts Due June 1st
IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section Tutorial:
ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 - What's the Buzz?
-- Thursday, May 31, 2007     -- 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
-- National Semiconductor Auditorium, Santa Clara
Topics:   - The IEEE 802.15.4 Standard: the basics   - A comparison: Bluetooth vs ZigBee   - What is required to create a ZigBee-certified device   - What alternatives exist for low-power networking applications   - Example: an 802.15.4 device with Freescale and TI chipsets   - Demos of point-to-point and star topology simple networks including code   - Demo of a full ZigBee network   - Discussion of the physical and network layers (the RF link)
Course fee: IEEE Members $299; Non-members $349 (includes lunch, refreshments)
More details: www.tadatraining.com/santaclara 		IEEE half-day Short Course:
Challenges in Preassembly: Thin Silicon Dice and Developments in Chip Separation [more]
- Thursday, May 24   - Sunnyvale Ramada Inn
- 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM (includes lunch)
- $95 IEEE members, $125 non-members
Preassembly of thin chips -- linking front-end and back-end semiconductor processing to turn wafers into chips -- has two main spheres: wafer-thinning, and chip-separation. This half-day class will introduce the technologies and methods used for thinning wafers down for ultra-thin applications, including: different process-flows; methods used and physical processes involved; backside-treatment for mechanical performance; chip-separation technologies; emerging technologies; handling of thin wafers and assembly of thin chips.
Instructor: Werner Kroninger, Infineon Technologies AG
For full Course description, visit www.cpmt.org/scv
Call for Papers:
Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, & Computers [more]
    - Nov. 4-7, 2007   - Asilomar, Pacific Grove
Now in its 41st year, this Conference provides a forum for presenting work in various areas of theoretical and applied signal processing. Your abstract submissions are requested.
Topical Areas:   - Communications Systems   - MIMO Communications and Signal Processing   - Networks   - Adaptive Systems and Processing   - Array Processing and Statistical Signal Processing   - Biomedical Signal and Image Processing   - Multi-rate and Digital Signal Processing   - Architecture and Implementation   - Speech, Image and Video Processing
Abstracts due by June 1, 2007

Visit the Asilomar Conference website: www.asilomarssc.org

The most comprehensive forum for aerospace technologies and systems ...
Infotech@Aerospace Conference and Exhibit [more]
    -- 7-10 May 2007     -- Doubletree Hotel, Rohnert Park
Infotech@Aerospace is AIAA's premier interactive forum addressing information-enabled aerospace, encompassing the technologies, systems, and capabilities that are shaping the 21st century. This unique workshop/conference provides an opportunity for interaction among experts from a wide range of technology areas, engineering disciplines, and user communities to further the conceptualization, development, integration, and fielding of systems. It is the principal venue for the Institute's unmanned vehicles constituency.
Themes:   - Intelligent and autonomous systems   - Unmanned systems and vehicles   - Robotics   - Advanced communications   - Sensors   - Computer and software systems   - Digital avionics   - Command and control   - Guidance and navigation   - Human–machine interaction   - Modeling and simulation

  Full information: www.aiaa.org/events/infotech@aerospace

IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, with ACM's SigDA
44th Design Automation Conference (DAC 2007) [more]
    - June 4-8, 2007     - San Diego
    - Workshops, Tutorials, Panels   - Earlybird Rates thru May 7th
    - Substantial discount for IEEE members
The premier Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and silicon solution event, with a special focus on automotive electronics. The DAC technical program is made up of 7 hands-on tutorials, 7 workshops, 17 DAC Pavilion presentations, 8 panels, and over 50 technical sessions divided into 10 tracks.
Theme Tracks:   - Automotive   - Analog/Mixed-Signal/RF and Simulation   - DFM and the Manufacturing Interface   - Interconnect and Reliability   - Low Power Design
Workshops:   - UML for SoC Design Workshop   - Low Power Coalition Workshop: Standards for Low Power Design Intent   - Design and Verification of Low Power ICs   - Hardware Dependent Software (HDS)   - Introduction to Chips and EDA for a Non-Technical Audience   - Workshop for Women in Design Automation: Managing Your Career   - 3rd Integrated Design Systems Workshop

For more information, visit the website: www.dac.com

ASME and IEEE EMB Society:
Frontiers in Biomedical Devices 2007   [more]
- June 7-8, 2007     - Hyatt Regency Irvine
The 2nd Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference brings leading authorities in the commercial and academic arenas together to focus their expertise on challenges, opportunities and applications. The 2-day program is co-chaired by Dr. Abe Lee of the University of California's Henry Samueli School of Engineering's Biomedical Engineering Department, and Dr. Walt Baxter of Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management.
Topical Tracks:   - Imaging & Monitoring the Environment   - Simulation & Modeling   - Device Testing   - Bio-Sensors & Diagnostics   - Device Design & Development   - Therapeutic Devices   - Next-Generation Device Technology   - Clinical & Regulatory   - Posters / Student Posters
Who Should Attend:   - Medical device designers   - Research and Process Engineers   - Research Scientists   - Consultants   - Regulatory and Clinical Engineers   - CAD/CAE Service Providers
Visit www.asmeconferences.org/BioMed07
Summer Engineering and Technology Academy for Middle School Students   [more]
The Academy for Middle School students returns in the summer of 2007, with new Advanced Academies for students who completed the 2006 program.
  • Sessions are 3 weeks long, starting June 18, July 9, & July 30
  • Classes: 3 hours long, either at 9AM or 1 PM weekdays
  • Three Locations: San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, and Morgan Hill School District
  • Cost: $250
  • Requires an application signed by a math or science teacher
    Designed to help students at the middle school level - to explore and improve the skills needed for them to pursue college level work in the fields of engineering and technology.
    Enroll your son or daughter! Register early -- application form on the Academy website: www.techacademysv.com
    		• Professional Skills Courses in the SF Bay Area
    Choose from an array of skills-development classes, from Effective Training Associates and the Engineering Management and CPMT Chapters.   Classes this spring and summer:

    Working Across Cultures [more]
    - May 10 at TIBCO Software, Palo Alto
    Breakthrough Project Management [more]
    - May 17-18 at Exar Corporation, Fremont
    Managing Time and Multiple Priorities [more]
    - June 12 at Synopsys, Sunnyvale
    new!   Management Essentials [more]
    - June 14-15 at Trimble Navigation, Sunnyvale
    Getting Things Done Across Organizational Borders [more]
    - July 12 at Tibco, Palo Alto

    See the website for other courses and alternate dates.

    Annual MTT Short Course:
    Power Amplifiers for Wireless Applications [more]
        - Saturday, May 5, 2007     - Stanford Linear Accelerator Auditorium
        - IEEE Members $50     - Non-members $65
    Within wireless systems, the requirements for RF power are demanding -- getting the required power into the small space, and efficient power usage. This short course gives an overview of some key areas such as wireless applications being deployed and the state of power amplifier technologies and devices, and delves into details of power amplifier design techniques and packaging needed to meet these future challenges.
        Lineup of presentations:   - WiMax and the need for PA's   - Next Generation Satellites and the Need for PA's   - Power Amplifier Overview   - mmWave CMOS PA's   - Design of PA's Using High Voltage Breakdown GaN Devices   - The Evolution of GSM Handset PA's   - PA Packaging
        For the complete program and to register: www.mtt-scv.org     		CAS Short Course:
    Broadband and RF Circuit Analysis and Design in CMOS Technology (Part II) [more]
        - Saturday, May 19, 2007     - Cadence Design Systems
        - IEEE Members $40     - Non-members $50
    This half-day tutorial, a continuation of the Sept 2006 event, will familiarize engineering professionals with both classic and innovative new broadbanding techniques for CMOS technology amplifiers, with a focus on Distributed Amplifiers.
    Topics: Overview of MOS Transistor Modeling; Noise Sources In NMOS and PMOS Devices; Gain and Bandwidth Optimization in Common Source Amplifiers; Broadband Architectures; Lossless Filters; Linearity Considerations
    Instructor: Dr. John Choma, Fellow, Scintera Networks, and Professor of EE & Systems Architecture Engineering, Univ of Southern California
    For the program and to register: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/cas
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