Welcome to the IET & GSA International Semiconductor Forum!
Time
Event
17:30 - 19:30
Welcome Drinks Reception in the Exhibition Area at ExCel London
Wed., 14 May
Time
Event
8:30 – 9:20
Registration and Refreshments
9:20 – 9:25
Welcome Address Sir Robin Saxby, founding Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ARM and immediate Past President of the IET
9:25 – 9:30
Chairman’s Welcome Chris Turner, Business Development Manager, Semiconductor Industry, Cambridge Consultants
Co-chair: Carl Das, Director Europractice IC Service, IMEC
9:30 – 10:15
Keynote AddressCollaboration in the Semiconductor Industry Dr. Reinhard Ploss, Chief Operating Officer, Infineon Technologies AG
10:15 – 11:00
Keynote AddressEmbracing an Alliance Strategy for the Semiconductor Industry: Ending the Cycle of ‘Profitless Prosperity’ Ajit Manocha, Executive Vice President of World Wide Operations, Spansion Inc.
11:00 – 11:30
Refreshment Break on Show Floor
Track One
Track Two
11:30 – 12:00
Presentation
Reflections on an Evolving Industry
Steve Wainwright, General Manager EMEA, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Freescale Semiconductor S.A.
Presentation
NFC SoC - Enabling the Next Generation of Mobile Phones
Gordon Fairley, ASIC and Foundry Marketing Manager, IBM Microelectronics
13:00 – 14:00
Networking Lunch on Show Floor
Sponsored by TSMC
14:00 – 14:45
Keynote Address- The Next Generation of Intelligent Networks Syed Ali, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Cavium Networks
14:45 – 15:30
Panel
Partnering with Emerging Companies ... Supplier Programs Offer Support
Moderator: John Ciacchella, Managing Principal, US Technology Industry Practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Panellists: Carson Bradbury, European Director, Cre8Ventures (Mentor Graphics); Carl Das, Director Europractice IC Service, IMEC; Alexander Duesener, Group Director EMEA Marketing, Cadence Design Systems; Adrian O'Connor,
Director Semiconductor Sales EMEA, IBM Microelectronics
Panel
Process Choices For Analogue and RF Circuits in Mixed Signal Systems
Moderator: Peter Frith,
Chief Technical Officer, Wolfson Microelectronics plc
Panellists: Chuck Fox, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Jazz Semiconductor; Dr. Jens Kosch, Chief Technical Officer, X-FAB Group; Carlos Azeredo Leme, Chief Technical Officer and Vice President Wireless Solutions, MIPS Technologies, Analog Business Group – Chipidea; David Srodzinski, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elonics
15:30 – 16:00
Refreshment Break on Show Floor
16:00 – 16:45
Panel
Growing a Company and Managing Cost
Moderator: David Baillie, Chief Executive Officer, CamSemi
Panellists: Stan Boland, Chief Executive Officer and President, Icera; James Foster, President and Chief Executive Officer, XMOS Semiconductor; Mike Gera, General Partner, Pond Venture Partners Ltd.; Maria Marced, President, TSMC Europe
Presentation
A Start-up's Prospective to Technology Choice and IC Development in Deep Submicron CMOS
Jed Hurwitz, Chief Technical Officer and Vice President Engineering, Gigle
16:45 – 17:30
Panel
Operations in a Virtual World
Moderator: Jack Harding, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, eSilicon Corporation
Panellists: Mike Bursell, CISSP, MBA European Technical Manager, Certicom Corporation; Keith Clarke, Vice President Operations, Processor Division, ARM; Colin Macnab; Bill Martin, General Manager IP Business Unit, Mentor Graphics
Panel
Software- The X Factor
Moderator: Chris Turner, Business Development Manager, Semiconductor Industry, Cambridge Consultants
Panellists: Andrea Cuomo, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Europe, STMicroelectronics; Guillaume d'Eyssautier, President and Chief Executive Officer, picoChip; Jalil Oraee, Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Oxford Semiconductor; Massimo Vanzi, Founder and Vice President Business Development, Accent International Group
Keynote Address- Heterogeneous Integration in Semiconductor Technology and Business in Asia Dr. Nicky Lu, Chairman, GSA Asia Pacific Leadership Council; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Etron Technology, Inc.
Track One
Track Two
10:15 – 11:00
Panel
Quality Control Best Practice
Moderator: Vincent Tong, Vice President, Worldwide Quality and Reliability Engineering, Xilinx, Inc.
Panellists: Bryan Dickman, CPU Engineering Manager, ARM; Dr. Sankara Narayan, Vice President Quality Management, NXP Semiconductor; Marie-Helene Sibille, TQCR Group Vice-President and Director of Quality, STMicroelectronics
Panel
Town Hall Session: Leveraging Talent and Opportunities Through Diverse Design Centers
Moderator:
Panellists:
Ray Bulger, Chief Executive Officer, Duolog Technologies; Neil Dickins, Director, IC Resources; José Epifânio da Franca, President & General Manager, Analog Business Group, MIPS Technologies, Inc.;
Sean Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, Movidia; Simon Segars, Executive Vice President and General Manager Physical IP Division, ARM;
David Tournatory, Design Center Manager, Volterra
12:30 – 13:00
Presentation
Mobile TV
Simon Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer, Mirics Semiconductor
13:00 – 14:00
Networking Lunch on Show Floor
14:00 – 14:45
Panel
GPS - What's Your Global Position?
Moderator: Lew Boore, Vice President Marketing, NemeriX
Panellists: Stephen Graham, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Air Semiconductor; Stuart Strickland,
Vice President LBS Strategic Business Unit, CSR
Presentation
3D Integration
Flynn Carson, Vice President Emerging Technology, STATSChipPac
14:45 – 15:45
Keynote Address- Let Wireless Lead the Way Brian Markwalter, Vice President, Technology and Standards, Consumer Electronics Association
