DesignCon 2006 Kicks off New Year with Leading Companies and Visionaries in Electronic Design.CHICAGO -- The International Engineering Consortium's (IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission ) DesignCon 2006 conference and exhibition kicks off the new year this February 6-9, 2006 with an expanded show floor, new educational programs, expert speakers, product awards, and association partners presenting the latest advancements in semiconductor and electronic design engineering at the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Convention Center with official host sponsor Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . Unique to the industry, DesignCon 2006 serves as Silicon Valley's premier annual conference and exhibition, addressing the industry's most critical business and technical issues while bringing together thousands of design engineers, their managers, and executives for educational and networking opportunities. Industry leaders sharing their knowledge at the event include keynote speakers Brian Halla, Chairman of the Board and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , National Semiconductor; Justin Rattner, Intel Senior Fellow, Director, Corporate Technology Group, Intel Corp; and T.J. Rogers, Founder, President, CEO, and Director, Cypress Semiconductors. Additional speakers include John Bourgoin, President and CEO, MIPS Technologies; Carl Guardino, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) is an organization to, from its website, "involve principal officers and senior managers of member companies in a cooperative effort with local, regional, state, and federal government officials to address major public policy issues ; Dennis Harmon, President and CEO, Zenasis Technologies; Kathryn Kranen, President and CEO, Jasper Design Automation; Christopher Rowen row·en n. New England A second crop, as of hay, in a season. [Middle English rowein, from Anglo-Norman rewain, variant of Old French regain : re-, re- + , President and CEO, Tensilica, Inc.; Gabriele Saucier
A Saucier [sosˈje] , Chairman of the Board, Design and Reuse S.A.; and Belle Wei, Dean, San Jose State University. New in 2006, the IEC introduces the DesignCon Management Forum. Featuring two days of panel sessions led by senior managers and executives, the forum addresses critical business and strategy issues of concern to those responsible for directing the design process. DesignCon 2006 also hosts several co-located events, including the Si2 OpenAccess Coalition Conference and the IBIS Summit. In addition, the second annual DesignVision Awards Ceremony recognizes technologies, applications, products, and services judged as the most unique and beneficial to the industry, many of which the exhibition floor will showcase. To align with market trends, exhibition pavilions featuring PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. technology, semiconductor and IP technology, verification technology, and emerging technologies also occupy the floor. DesignCon 2005 hosted more than 110 exhibiting companies and drew nearly 5,000 industry professionals to register. This year, with more than 100 sessions and tutorials, and more than 200 industry leaders to speak, DesignCon 2006 expects more than 125 companies to exhibit and more than 6,000 industry professionals to register. Please visit http://www.designcon.com/2006. |
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