There's so much going on in September & beyond ...

** CDNLive! Silicon Valley – This conference will be hosted by the new Cadence Users Group – "The Cadence Designer Network" – and will be taking place September 12th to the 14th at The Santa Clara Convention Center. Organizers say this is a "customer-driven technical forum that gives you the opportunity to interact with other designers-and with the Cadence engineers who develop the technologies you use."

Keynote speakers will include Cadence CEO Mike Fister, IBM's Bernard Meyerson and Morgan Stanley's Mark Edelstone. The conference will have six technical tracks plus a "Cadence Technology Night," a "Meet the Technologists" event, and a "Designer Expo" with 48 companies exhibiting.

** Integrated Nanosystems 2005 – The organizers of this conference, ASME & The MIT-Stanford-UC Berkeley Nano Forum, are sending this invitation:

"We invite you to join us at the biggest nanotechnology conference in the Bay Area for 2005. The conference will showcase presentations and discussions by globally recognized leaders in nano-technology research, investment, entrepreneurship and commercialization. This is the only conference that combines both scientific and business leaders in the field of nanotechnology."

"This conference will be a unique opportunity for all attendees, whether they are researchers, entrepreneurs, investors or at established businesses, to meet with the top talent of nanotechnology. This is the conference to meet all the leading research, innovative and business minds in nanotechnology. As a researcher, investor, existing or budding entrepreneur or a business leader, you cannot afford to miss this conference!"

Nobody could have said it better. Plan on being on the Berkeley campus of the University of California from September 14th to the 16th.

By the way – "The conference will also feature the First NanoIgnite Business Plan Competition, where a panel of expert judges will provide feedback on six exciting startups that have been selected for their innovation and promise. The winner of the competition will walk away with a cash prize!"

** Semico Outlook Conference – The annual conference centers, as always, around a variety of topics including the economic outlook for the semiconductor industry, end-use market dynamics, portability and networking trends, foundry supply and demand predictions, and updates on memory and logic. Sponsors this year include ARC and Altera. You should plan to attend. It's happening on September 15th in San Jose.

** Denali MemCon 2005 – Organizers say this is "the industry's premier event for leading-edge trends in the business and technology of semiconductor memory, storage, and chip-to-chip communications." Each event includes keynotes, panel discussions, and more. Upcoming dates include MemCon Tokyo on September 15th and 16th at the Tokyo Conference Center, and MemCon San Jose on October 12th and 13th enigmatically being held in Santa Clara.

** Zuken Customer Conferences – The Zuken Americas Design Automation Conference (ZADAC) takes place September 18th to 20th in San Diego, CA, and the Zuken European Design Automation Conference (ZEDAC) will take place on November 7th to 8th in Cologne, Germany. Organizers say "the events focus on business and technical issues relating to the design and manufacturing processes of electronics companies across the globe. This year the focus will be on IP collaboration, which looks at the major challenge for organizations of streamlining intellectual property across all divisions of the business. They will also provide a platform for business networking and an opportunity to hear about the latest trends from industry experts."

** Portable Power 2005 – The conference will be held in San Francisco's historic Palace Hotel (the hotel that Caruso fled after the 1906 Earthquake), from September 18th to the 21st.

Organizers say the program includes: "an information-rich combination of powerful keynotes, feature presentations, sessions and technical workshops on topics, including: Counter-measures to Battery Counterfeiting; Novel Power Management Technologies; Next Generation Battery Technology; An Interview with the Ever-Ready Bunny; Multimedia Processors; Non-voice applications for cell phones; Mixed Signal: Limits of Integration; Portable Fuel Cell Technology; Emerging applications for non-cell/non-computer VoIP; Global Supply Chain; etc."

Of course, you'll want to attend because Will Ruby from Golden Gate Technology is speaking on the subject of "Reducing IC Power Consumption."

** DesignCon East – This three-day conference and technology exhibition is designed for "the semiconductor and electronic design engineering communities that takes place annually in the Eastern region of the United States. DesignCon East addresses the industry's most critical business and technical issues."

To do that, it includes technical papers, keynotes, and panels – plus a lively exhibit hall with demos from everybody's who anybody in the world of design. Why would you want to miss it? Be in Worcester, MA, from September 19th to the 21st and you won't!

** Chartered Technology Forum 2005 – The event takes place on September 22nd in San Jose, CA. Organizers say topics at the meeting will include 90- and 65-nanometer designs, manufacturing enhancement methodologies, and "open collaboration with value-chain partners to enable optimized solutions and faster time to market for customers at reduced risk."

Please note that Satish Gupta, General Manager of IBM's Engineering & Technology Services, is giving the keynote address.

** Antenna Systems 2005 & Short-Range Wireless 2005 – These co-located conferences will take place September 22nd and 23rd in Santa Clara. Organizaers say the joint focus is on "the latest and most important advancements in antenna systems and technology ... [and serves] OEM developers of products that utilize antennas and antenna systems, system operators, antenna integrators and manufacturers, component and material suppliers interested in learning the latest capabilities and best practices in this rapidly changing field."

This year's keynote speaker will be Yue Ping Zhang from Nanyang Technological University. His address is titled, "Integration of Antenna on IC Package: An Elegant Antenna Solution to Single-Chip Radios." Please plan to attend.

Oh and by the way – Ansoft's Lawrence Williams will also be presenting at the conference.

** ASIC/SOC Conference – This International meeting takes place in fast-paced Washington, D.C. from September 25th to 28th. Conference organizers say the event will be peppered with tutorials, panels, technical sessions and every other good thing that you would expect from a highly regards IEEE gathering.

** ARM Developers Conference – This annual event takes place from October 4th to 6th in the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Per organizers, "This event will bring all third parties/ARM Partners together in one place with a strong exhibition focus in over 45,000 sq. feet. Silicon partners/engineers will gain enormous benefit from exposure to OEMs as well as networking opportunities with tools, systems and other IP-partners. EDA, tools, and third-party Partners will gain valuable exposure to OEMs and SiPs." If you design with ARM products, you'll need to be attending.

** SAME 2005 is inviting you to attend. The upcoming 2005 conference will be held in the Science Technological Park in Sophia Antipolis, France on October 5th and 6th. Organizers says this year, the main topic for the forum will be System in Package & System on Chip. Interesting topics. Lovely destination. You should go.

Here's some additional info on the program:

The Executives Panel
"High Demanding Communication Solutions"

Chaired by Jean-Louis Brelet, ADP-Europe Xilinx -- Consumers want to have access to information and entertainment anytime and anywhere. This has lead to the explosion of feature-rich mobile phones and 'smartphones' integrating high-end multimedia and computing functions. Handset manufacturers and the semiconductor industry need to face up to the evolution of applications such as TV on mobile phones, Internet access, etc. In this panel, the speakers will present the technical challenges related to these applications.

Panelists include:
Guillaume D'Eyssautier, President & CEO PicoChip
Jean-Paul Deschamps, CEO 3ROAM
Joachim Kunkel, VP Engineering IP Synopsys
Rick Dumont, Product Manager Embedded Wireless IP Philips

The European Panel
"The future of NanoElectronics in Europe"

In this panel, representatives of key players in NanoElectronics (large companies, start-ups and supporting organisations) will share their vision of the future, with a focus upon potential cooperation at the European level.

The Start-up Panel

Panelists will discuss innovative products currently being developed and commercialised. SAME 2005 will also feature carefully selected high-tech start-ups developing new technologies and applications for the Microelectronics industry.

Start planning your trip today!

** ISoC – Note Early Registration is now open for the 3rd International System-on-Chip Conference and Exhibition will be held November 1st and 2nd in Newport Beach, CA. Organizers say the theme for the conference will be "SoC in Wireless Applications." They also say, "Track & Session presenters, keynote speakers, and panel members who can contribute their professional expertise have a wonderful opportunity to share their innovative SoC technology/products at this event with a very focused and targeted audience."

** ICCAD-2005 will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose from November 6th to the 10th. This is one of the 'real' conferences – real engineering, real science, real stuff. Please note that organizers say that this year, "in addition to traditional CAD topics, ICCAD has expanded its focus to include innovative design technologies for devices, circuits, and systems."

** edaForum05 will take place in Hannover, Germany, on November 17th and 18th.

This is the fourth annual forum – topics this year will include low-power design, the design of robust systems under uncertain conditions, management issues surrounding chip design, and whimsically: "Wise Men Buy EDA - Real Men Build Fabs" ... the topic notwithstanding, let's make the leap and presume there will be some women in attendance as well.

The edaForum is sponsored by edacentrum, an independent association of 47 companies "dedicated to the promotion of research and development in the area of electronic design automation."