13th International SoC Conference 2015


	Schedule & Program Summary
SoC Conference Day 1	Wednesday, October 21, 2015 UCI - Calit2 Building	8:00 am - 7:00 pm
SoC Conference Day 2	Thursday, October 22, 2015 UCI - Calit2 Building	8:00 am - 7:00 pm
SoC Tabletop Exhibit & Reception	Wednesday, October 21, 2015 UCI - Calit2 Building	2:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Day One OCT. 21, 2015 - SoC Conference Program Agenda*


Day One Wednesday October 21	Session	Company or University
7:00 am – 7:00 pm	Registration Open All Day Several Opportunities to Win various Prizes Throughout the Conference Program . . . Don't Miss Out!
8:00 - 8:15	"Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Conference Updates." Farhad Mafie, SoC Conference Chairman, IEEE OC SSCS & OCEN Chairs.	SoC Conference
	Track Chairman: Dr. G.P. Li, Cali2 Director, University of California, Irvine, Professor of Engineering.
8:15 - 8:45	"X-FAB Process Technologies and Capabilities (Including CMOS & MEMS)." Carlos Stahr, Business Development, X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries.	X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries
8:45 - 9:15	"Optical Hardware Accelerators for Energy Efficient Computing." Professor Bahram Jalali, Ata Mahoubfar, Daniel Solli, Claire Chen, Cathy Jiang, and Jacky Chan.	UCLA
9:15 - 9:45	“Digitally-Assisted Analog and Analog-Assisted Digital Design Techniques for a 28 nm Mobile System-on-Chip.“ Dr. Jerry Jiang, Senior Manager, Broadcom, IEEE Fellow.	Broadcom
9:45 - 10:15	“Nanoionic Switches for Neuromorphic Electronics.“ Dr. Takeo Ohno, Associate Professor, Tohoku University, Japan.	Tohoku University, Japan
10:15 - 10:35 Morning Break	Morning Break	Morning Break
10:35 - 11:05	“Comprehensive bottom up Verification Approach for Complex Automotive Designs.“ By Pankaj Singh and Martin Ruhwandl, Principal Engineers Functional Verification, Infineon Technologies AG.	Infineon Technologies AG
11:05 – 11:55 Keynote	Keynote: "Technology Trends" Dr. G.P. Li, Cali2 Director, University of California, Irvine, Professor of Engineering.	University of California, Irvine
11:55 - 1:00 Lunch	Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 Keynote	Keynote: "Down the Technology Curve? Not so Fast," Jim Aralis, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Vice President of R&D.	Microsemi
	Track Chairman: Dr. Richard RAO, Microsemi Technical Fellow and a senior member of IEEE.
1:50 – 2:20	“III-Nitride on Silicon Microsystems.“ Dr. Mina Rais-Zadeh, Associate Professor at University of Michigan, EECS Department. Visiting Professor, Advanced Detectors, Systems & Nanoscience, NASA JPL.	University of Michigan
2:20 – 2:50	"Threat Driven Security," Jim Gallagher – Vice President of Engineering (Security Solutions), Microsemi Corporation.	Microsemi
2:50 – 3:10 Afternoon Break	Afternoon Break
3:10 – 3:40	"Secure Passive Tags for Hostile RF Environments." Dr. Faranak Nekoogar, Research Staff Member Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
3:40 – 4:30	“Advanced CMOS Failure Mechanisms and Design for Reliability.“ Dr. Richard RAO, Microsemi Technical Fellow and a senior member of IEEE. (Special Tutorial)	Microsemi
4:30 – 5:30 Panel "FREE"	Panel: “Security Challenges in New SoC Designs: Can You Make Cents of It?" Moderator: Farhad Mafie, SoC Conference Chairman, IEEE OC SSCS & OCEN Chairs. Panelists: 1. Jim Aralis, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Vice President of R&D, Microsemi Corporation. 2. Dr. Pim Tuyls, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Intrinsic ID. 3. Jim Gallagher – Vice President of Engineering (Security Solutions), Microsemi Corporation. 4. Perry D. Oldham, Partner, Knobbe Martens. 5. Dr. Per Larsen, CEO and co-founder of Immunant, Inc. This Panel Is Open To Everyone . . . Register Online for FREE Panel Pass More Updates Coming Soon . . . Several Opportunities to Win various Prizes During this Panel Discussion . . . Don't Miss Out!	Panel Microsemi Intrinsic ID SoC Conference Knobbe Martens Immunant, Inc. UCI
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tabletop Exhibit & Reception	Conference Tabletop Exhibit & Reception Open (Free Exhibit Pass, Many Door Prizes, etc.) Including IEEE-OC Student Design Contest

Day TWO Oct 22, 2015 - SoC Conference Program Agenda*


Day Two Thursday October 22	Session	Company or University
7:00 am – 7:00 pm	Registration Open All Day Several Opportunities to Win various Prizes Throughout the Conference Program . . . Don't Miss Out!
8:00 - 8:15	"Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Conference Updates." Farhad Mafie, SoC Conference Chairman, IEEE OC SSCS & OCEN Chairs.	SoC Conference
	Track Chairman: Dr. Michael J. Klopfer, Technical Director, UC Irvine, Calit2.
8:15 - 8:45	“Custom Microcontrollers: Using System-in-Package and Mixed Process Technologies to Build Optimal Chips.“ Paul Hollingworth, VP Sales & Marketing, Indie Semiconductor.	Indie Semiconductor
8:45 - 9:15	“Trends in IoT Designs and Applications," Dr. Michael J. Klopfer, Technical Director, CalPlug - California Plug Load Research Center, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), University of California, Irvine.	UC Irvine Calit2
9:15 - 9:45	“SoC Architectures for the Next Generation of ULP.“ George Taylor, Sr. Manager Strategic Accounts and Business Development, Soitec.	SOITEC
9:45 - 10:15	“Navigating the Continuum of SoC Verification Engines.“ Frank Schirrmeister, Senior Group Director, Product Management System & Verification Group (SVG), Cadence Design Systems.	Cadence Design Systems
10:15 - 10:45	“Computing is the New Network. A New Golden Age for Processor SoCs,” Dr. Juan-Antonio Carballo, Global Account Director, AMD Inc.	AMD
10:45 - 11:05 Morning Break	Morning Break
11:05 – 11:55 Keynote	Keynote: "Big Data -- Hope or Hype." Dr. Jeff Parkhurst, Intel Science & Technology Center Program Director Cloud Computing and Big Data.	Intel
11:55 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 Keynote	Keynote: "SOI RF Switch Technology & Roadmap." Dr. Steve Kovacic, Director of Technology, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
	Track Chairman: Jim Aralis, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Vice President of R&D, Microsemi Corporation.
1:50 - 3:00	"The Journey to FinFETs!" Dr. Alvin Loke, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Distinguished Lecturer, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. (Special Tutorial PART 1)	IEEE Solid-State Circuits Distinguished Lecturer & Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
3:00 - 3:15 Afternoon Break	Afternoon Break
3:15 – 4:25	"The Journey to FinFETs!" Dr. Alvin Loke, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Distinguished Lecturer, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. (Special Tutorial PART 2)	IEEE Solid-State Circuits Distinguished Lecturer & Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
4:25 – 5:25 Panel "FREE"	Panel: “IoT & Wearable Applications Driving The Next Generation of SoC Designs." Moderator: Farhad Mafie, SoC Conference Chairman, IEEE OC SSCS & OCEN Chairs. Panelists: 1. Pankaj Kedia, Sr. Director & Business Lead, Smart Wearables Segment, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 2. Dr. Juan-Antonio Carballo, Global Account Director, AMD Inc. 3. Jauher Zaidi, Chairman & CTO, Palmchip. 4. Dr. Michael J. Klopfer, Technical Director, CalPlug - California Plug Load Research Center, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), University of California, Irvine. 5. Mohy Abdelgany, Engineering Vice President of Wireless Solutions at Atmel Corporation. 6. TBA. This Panel Is Open To Everyone . . . Register Online for FREE Panel Pass Several Opportunities to Win various Prizes During this Panel Discussion . . Don't Miss Out!	Panel AMD Microsemi Atmel Palmchip SoC Conference UCI Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
5:25 – 6:30	Open To Everyone Reception & Networking	Savant Company Inc.
	13th International SoC Conference Closed.

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* SoC Conference Program is subject to change. Savant Company Inc, SoC Conference Organizing Committee, and Technical Advisory Board, reserve the rights to revise or modify the SoC Conference agenda at its sole discretion.

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