Autumn is here ...

** Ansoft Seminars – These seminars will be taught in various geographies around the globe and should be very useful to anyone interested in high-performance IC design and issues related to microwave, signal integrity and EM design. The dates and locations include Asia from now to October 12th, North America from October 18th to November 10th, and Europe from November 8th to November 11th. Please promise you'll look into the possibility of attending one of these events coming to a neighborhood near you.

** 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.

** Photomask Technology 2005 – This one´s taking place on October 4th and 5th in Monterey, California.

Per organizers: ''Now in its 25th year, this event continues to point the way through the challenges and opportunities facing mask makers today and tomorrow. Come and meet the industry's top vendors during this two-day exhibition.''

** 2005 FSA Suppliers Expo and Conference – This Autumn Classic takes places on October 5th and 6th at the San Jose Convention Center. Per organizers: ''FSA Suppliers Expo and Conference has become an integral networking event for semiconductor industry professionals from around the world for over a decade.''

The event will also be taking to the road in November. You can catch it on November 2nd at the Taipei International Convention Center.

** 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!

** 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." The event includes keynotes, panel discussions, and more. MemCon San Jose is happening on October 12th and 13th enigmatically being held in Santa Clara.

** ISoC – 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."

** DATE 2006 will take place in Munich on March 6th to the 10th. A call for papers has been issued by the organizers and if you´re interested in participating, you should be making note to submit a proposal.

Next year´s conference will be under the joint chairmanship of Prof. Giovanni De Micheli, Professor and Director of the Integrated Systems Centre at EPFL, and Dr. Ivo Bolsens, Vice President and CTO of Xilinx. With such distinguished leadership, DATE 2006 promises to be a must-attend event for next year. If you want to learn more about the conference or how to submit an abstract, please see: