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2009 Program

Celebrating sixteen years, the Expo continues to be one of the key events for the semiconductor industry. 2009 marks the year that we have changed up the format to provide for increased show floor traffic in an environment conducive to networking. True to its name, the conference is addressing emerging opportunities changing the landscape of the semiconductor supply chain.

View the 2009 program abstracts.

Program

Time Agenda  
8:30 a.m. Show Floor Opens
 
9:00 a.m. Research Analyst - Innovation - The Key to Success
Jim Feldhan, President, Semico Research
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Jim Feldhan
9:15 a.m. Keynote - "The Innovation Imperative" Business Model
Doug Grose, Chief Executive Officer, GlobalFoundries
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Doug Grose
9:45 a.m. Tensoft Morning Snack Attack (Show Floor)
Sponsored by Tensoft
10:15 a.m. Research Analyst - Energy Harvesting
Jeff Shepard, President, Darnell Group, Inc.
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Jeff Shepard
10:25 a.m. Keynote - Energy Harvesting
Peter Henry, Vice President and General Manager Power Management Group, Analog Devices Inc. (ADI)
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Peter Henry
11:15 a.m. Research Analyst - Opportunities for Semiconductor Companies in Portable Medical Applications
Matthew Towers, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, IMS Research
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Matthew Towers
11:25 a.m. Keynote - Small Footprints SoC Enables Precision Portable Medical Instrumentation
Murugavel Raju, AEC Catalog Microcontrollers End Equipment Marketing Manager, Texas Instruments
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Murugavel Raju
12:00 p.m. Global Foundries Lunch in Pavilion (Show Floor) Sponsored by GlobalFoundries
1:15 p.m. Research Analyst - Clouds and Beyond - Evolution of the Enterprise IT and It’s Impact on Semiconductor Suppliers
Mario Morales, Program Vice President, Semiconductors and EMS, IDC
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1:25 p.m. Keynote - Opportunities for High Performance Semiconductor Solutions in Cloud Computing
Dr. Francis Ho, Senior Director Business Development, Inphi Corporation
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Dr. Francis Ho
2:15 p.m. Research Analyst - Technology That Keeps Us Connected - Satisfying the Human Touch
Tony Massimini, Chief Technical Officer, Semico Research
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Tony Massimini
2:25 p.m. Keynote - Enabling 3G Wireless Digital Distribution In Emerging Markets
John Rizzo, Chief Executive Officer, Zeebo
John Rizzo
3:00 p.m. Exar Corp Afternoon Snack Attack (Show Floor)
Sponsored by Exar Corporation
3:15 p.m. Research Analyst - Home Networking
Joanne Itow, Managing Director, Semico Research
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Joanne Itow
3:25 p.m. Keynote - Home Networking: Opportunities and Challenges
Vinay Gokhale, Senior Vice President Marketing & Business Development, Entropic Communications
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Vinay Gokhale
4:15 p.m. Research Analyst - U.S. Smart Grids - In Preparation for a New Energy Economy
Farah Saeed, Senior Consultant, Energy and Power Systems, Frost & Sullivan
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Farah Saeed
4:25 p.m. Keynote - Making a Smarter Grid
Robert Dolin, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Echelon
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Robert Dolin
5:00 p.m. Networking Reception on Show Floor  

 

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