6th International SoC Conference - Savant Company Inc.

Agenda	Workshops & Tutorials	Registration	Free Exhibit Pass Registration	Testimonials
Abstracts & Bios	Keynote & Panels	Media Registration	Rent An Exhibit Table	Table-Top Exhibit & Reception Information
Presenters' Guidelines	Sponsors & Presenting Companies	Technical Advisory Board	List of Table-Top Exhibits	Hotel Information

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International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conferences
Technical Advisory Board

Keynote Speakers

Georgia Institute of Technology

Professor Tummala, Pettit Chair Professor in Microsystems
"An All Silicon 3D Systems Technology, An Emerging and Disruptive Technology for Convergence of IC, Package and System"

Synopsys

Joachim Kunkel, VP and General Manager, Solutions Group

Intel
Rose Schooler,
General Manager of the Performance Products Division in the Embedded and Communications Group.

University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Nader Engheta
H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering, and Professor of Bioengineering.
"Circuits with Light at the Nanoscale"

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Technology & Media Sponsors

Selected Participating Companies, Universities & Organizations

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Call For Sponsors, Speakers, Exhibitors & workshop coordinators

To explore speaking opportunities at the SoC Conference, for information on our Table-Top Exhibit, or to develop highly targeted Workshops, please contact the SoC Conference Organizing Committee at:

SoC@SavantCompany.com or (949) 851-1714

In less than 6 years, Savant’s highly targeted International SoC Conferences have become the most important SoC, ASIC, ASSP, and FPGA design event in the high-tech community on a worldwide basis.

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KEY DATES to remember:

1. It's not too late! The SoC Conference Organizing Committee and the Technical Advisory Board are accepting proposals/abstracts for review and consideration (for 30-min Technical PowerPoint Presentations). Please email your proposed abstract to: SoC@SavantCompany.com

(1 or 2 paragraphs in an MS Word document along with the presenter's bio)

2. Abstract Approval Notification: July 28, 2008

(The SoC Organizing Committee will review all submitted abstracts and send out notifications for all approved abstracts.)

3. PowerPoint Presentation Submission Deadline for Approved Abstracts: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

(All PowerPoint presentations should be emailed to SoC@SavantCompany.com for the SoC Organizing Committee's final content review and for inclusion in the SoC Conference Proceedings.)

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Track & Session Presenters, Keynote Speakers, and Panel Members who can contribute their professional expertise have a wonderful opportunity to share their innovative SoC, ASIC, ASSP, FPGA, and Foundry-related technology or their products at this event to a very focused and targeted audience.

Some Suggested Topics for Presenters and Keynote Speakers (please feel free to suggest your own topic along with your proposed abstract):

CMOS, Scaling, and the Future
Innovative Embedded Memories: 1T, 6T, etc.
Nanotechnology
Nanoscale Devices and Components
Miniaturized Antennas and Nanoantennas
Analog Integration in Complex SoCs
Architecting & Designing Complex Multicore SoCs
Analog IPs
Interconnect-Centric SoC Design ... New Techniques & Methodologies
Network-on-Chip (NoC)
ASIC/SoC/Foundry for 45nm and Below
SoC Design Challenges
Analog Design Challenges
FPGA Technology Beyond 65nm
High-Speed IO (SerDes, etc.) Design Challenges
1394, USB, and Other High-Speed IO IPs
Modeling Techniques for SoC/ASIC Designs
Configurable CPUs and DSPs for SoC Platform Design
SIP vs. SoC vs. 3D Packaging
SoC Design Using Programmable ICs & Structured ASICs
System-on-Chip Platform Design
Distributed Processing on One Die
EDA Tools for 45nm and Below
Memory Subsystem Design
Memory On-Chip vs. Off-Chip
New Memory Technologies
New Ideas in Placement and Floorplanning
New Opportunities in High-Level Synthesis
ASIC/SoC Design Methodologies
IP Design, Modeling, and Reuse
SoC Testing and Verification
Video Compression IPs for H.264, MPEG-4, VC-1, Wavelets, JPEG2000
Video-Related IPs, such as DVB-H, DMB, ISDB-T, DVB-T, HDTV, etc.
Is Structured ASIC Dead?
Wireless IPs for GPRS, HSPDA, 3.5G, 4G, 802.11n, 802.15.3a (UWB), 802.16 (WiMax), SDR (Software Defined Radio), etc.
Imaging System On-Chip (I-SoC)
CMOS Image Sensors & Image Processing
Or the topic of your choice!

Panel Moderators and Panel Members will be considered for topics such as:

Innovative Ideas in Chip Design (SoCs, ASICs & ASSPs)
Analog Integration and Design Challenges
Multicore, Configurable CPUs and DSPs for SoC Platform Design
IP Design, Modeling, and Reuse
EDA Tools for 45nm and Below
FPGA vs. ASIC vs. SoC
Memory Subsystems for Complex SoCs
Innovative Approaches for Low-Power Designs
SoC Testing and Verification

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Presentation Proposals / Abstracts:

(Please be sure to include a short bio and your photo with your proposal.)

The SoC Conference Organizing Committee reviews all presentation proposals/abstracts for various SoC-related topics. To take advantage of this outstanding opportunity, please send your presentation proposal or abstract to: Savant SoC Conference Organizing Committee at SoC@SavantCompany.com ASAP.

Announcements to the public and general conference registration will begin August 2008.

For SoC Conference-related questions, please contact: (949) 851-1714.

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Presentations at Savant International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conferences are 30-minute PowerPoint talks.

Presentation slides will be published in the annual System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference Proceedings.
Presenters are not required to submit written papers. However, a select group will be invited to submit a paper for inclusion in a special Savant SoC Report.

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Attendee demographics for past SoC Conferences (based on job responsibilities):