ITAC and GSA Luncheon | Global Semiconductor Alliance

ITAC and GSA ConferencE April 29-30, 2008

A typical consumer product used to be single function, simple to use and targeted at a limited number of people prepared to pay for that particular user experience. This drove straight forward functional specifications which were addressed by multiple component vendors, with most value going to the microelectronics industry. Nevertheless, high-performance solutions were the sole domain of industrial customers who could justify high costs for business uses. Then increasing software content, running on increasingly capable general purpose processors began the commoditization of internal components.

Join us as experts from global enterprises discuss the opportunities for microelectronics companies as consumer and corporate solutions clash.

Additional information is available at ITAC.ca.

“Consumerization of Microelectronics: Opportunity for New Growth Markets”

Chateau Bromont
90 rue de Stanstead
Bromont, QC J2L 1K6, Canada
Phone: (450) 534-3433

Event Features

Keynote Presenters

	Paul Kempf, Vice President, Silicon, Research in Motion
	David Kirk, Chief Scientist, NVIDIA View Presentation
	Wilson Kwan, Director of Handheld Systems Architecture, AMD View Presentation
	Brian Markwalter, Vice President, Technology & Standards, Consumer Electronics Association View Presentation

Panel Discussions

"Wireless Connectivity -- The Turned On and Tuned In Society"

Moderator- Ron Wilson, Executive Editor, EDN Magazine

Panelists-

Haseeb Akhtar, Applications Architect, Carrier Networks Services, Nortel
Jeff Logan, Marketing Manager, Networking and Multimedia Division, Freescale Semiconductor

"Opportunities in Mobile Convergence"

Moderator- Jodi Shelton, Executive Director, GSA

Panelists