2010 Program
The GSA Expo, now in its seventeenth year, is a key event bringing together leading
companies throughout the supply-chain. The 2010 conference program will focus on emerging
opportunities in Global Mobile Data for the semiconductor industry. Hear from
leading experts as they delve into the challenges and opportunities OEMs, operators and
semiconductor companies face in managing consumer demand and connectivity trends in markets
such as home networking, mobile Internet devices and communications networks.
In addition to providing insightful presentations, the event offers numerous
opportunities for companies to network with partners across the ecosystem!
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View the 2010 program abstracts.
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| 8:30 a.m. |
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Registration Opens |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Pavilion |
Show Floor Opens/Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
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| 9:45 a.m. |
Stage 1 |
Opening Remarks
Jodi Shelton,
President, Global Semiconductor Alliance
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Stage 1 |
Keynote - Consumer Connectivity Trends –
The Battle to Meet Wireless Application Demands
Jagdish Rebello,
Senior Director & Principal Analyst, Communications & Consumer Electronics, iSuppli Corporation
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Stage 2 |
Panel Discussion -
The Challenges of Connecting Everywhere, All the Time
Moderator: Brian Markwalter, P.E., Vice President, Technology & Standards, Consumer Electronics Association
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- Sohail Khan, President & Chief Executive Officer, SiGe Semiconductor, Inc.
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Pavilion |
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Stage 1 |
Keynote - The Bandwidth Phenomenon -
Managing Data Traffic Flow for Today's Consumer
Dr. Craig Barratt, President & Chief Executive Officer, Atheros Communications, Inc.
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Stage 2 |
Panel Discussion - The Race to Improve Mobile Data Transfer
Moderator: Jagdish Rebello,
Senior Director & Principal Analyst, Communications & Consumer Electronics, iSuppli Corporation
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- Steve Allpress,
Vice President, Modem Software, Chief Technical Officer & Founder, Icera Inc.
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- Dr. Avi Katz,
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board, GigOptix Inc.
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- Rajiv Ramaswami, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Infrastructure and Networking Group, Broadcom Corporation
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Pavilion |
Networking Break |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Stage 1 |
Keynote - Infrastructure Innovation -
Can the Challenge be Met? Arpit Joshipura,
Vice President, Strategy and Communications, Ericsson
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Stage 2 |
Panel Discussion - From MIDs to Base Stations –
Where Mobility Infrastructure Meets Innovation
Moderator: Arthur Reidel, Chief Executive Officer, Scintera Networks, Inc.
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- Behrooz Abdi,
Executive Vice President & General Manager, NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.
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- John Bruggeman,
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
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- Don Faria,
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Application Business Units, Altera Corporation
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- Jack Harding, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, eSilicon Corporation
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- Nigel Toon, Chief Executive Officer, PicoChip Designs Limited
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| 5:30 p.m. |
Pavilion |
Networking Reception on Show Floor
Sponsored by GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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