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Source: SAME 2008 forum
June 2, 2008

11th Edition Sophia Antipolis forum on MicroElectronics

Conference Program
October, 1 & 2, 2008
ESPACES ANTIPOLIS
300, Route des Crêtes
06902 Sophia Antipolis – France

SAME 2007 Forum (Sophia Antipolis forum on MicroElectronics) provides an exceptional venue for discussions and demonstrations with the opportunity to meet exhibitors displaying microelectronics related products.

SAME 2008 forum:

A major European microelectronics event where you’ll meet key market players : industrial leaders, start-ups and academics.

This year the main topic is:

Green Electronics: Innovation in the environmental revolution.

A unique opportunity to debate key issues and future trends within a high level technical environment.

Keys Success Factors for the SAME 2008 Forum:

Emphasis will be given to Tutorials and Technical Papers.

Two keynote speakers:

Dennis BUSS, Chief Scientist Texas Instruments

"50 years of microelectronics"

Ted VUCUREVICH,

Senior Vice President, Chief Technical Officer Advanced Research & Development Cadence Design Systems

"Smart Power: Enabling the Next Generation of Energy Efficiency"

An Executive Panel on the topic:

“Green Electronics: Innovation in the environmental revolution” with:

- Jacques LE BERRE,

Marketing & Sales Director Solid State Lighting NXP Semiconductors.

- Patrick LETEINTURIER,

Senior Principal Automotive Systems Infineon Technologies.

- François MALLEUS,

Business Development Manager High Performances Analog

Texas Instruments.

- Ted VUCUREVICH,

Senior Vice President, CTO Advanced R&D Cadence Design Systems

- Marco LANDI, President, Enerqos

A Technical Panel on “How the technology is a solution for the Environment?” with :

- Jean-Marie SAINT-PAUL,

European Product Specialist Manager - Design and Verification at Mentor Graphics.

- Silistix

- Cadence

- A University Booth with 18 EDA software and hardware demonstrations.

- A start-ups focus with a panel dedicated and shared booths.

- YTD companies exhibiting at the SAME 2008 Forum.

- The Exhibition during the full 2 days.

SAME 2008 Forum: Technical Program Selected

1 – Topics Selected For Technical Conferences

The 16 technical papers will be shared out in the 6 sessions:

PLL
LOW POWER, DESIGN TOOLS & METHODOLOGY – Part 1
RF & MIXED SIGNAL DESIGN
LOW POWER PROCESSOR
LOW POWER EMBEDDED SOFTWARE
LOW POWER, DESIGN TOOLS & METHODOLOGY – Part 2

Each paper will be nominated for the « Best Paper Award » SAME 2008 Forum.

2 – Tutorials Selected

Tutorial 1: Fundamental about PLL: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS.

Tutorial 2: Tutorial on Statistical Static Timing Analysis (SSTA):

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS.

Tutorial 3: Efficient Prototyping of Analog And Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits: AUSTRIAMICROSYSTEMS.

Tutorial 4: A Tutorial on Process Variability and FPGAs:

IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON.

3 – Selected Demonstrations For The University Booth

Demo 1: IC-EMC, a Software Demonstrator for predicting Electromagnetic Compatibility of Integrated Circuits: INSA.

Demo 2: Electromagnetic Near-Field Scanning In Time and Frequency Domain:

Fraunhofer IZM ASE Paderborn, Leibniz University of Hannover, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Continental Automotive Systems, Nuremberg, Infineon Technologies AG.

Demo 3: Resonance Frequency and Bandwidth of a Chiral Microstrip Resonator:

Mentouri University.

Demo 4: Low Power Aware PCB Design and Signal/Power Integrity: Zuken, Paderborn.

Demo 5: RF Receiver simulation and validation: LEAT.

Demo 6: Integrated Software Tool for RF Building Block Design: IMS.

Demo 7: An Integrated Validation Environment for Differential Power Analysis: LIRMM.

Demo 8: Practice of the Emulator VELOCE SOLO: LEAT & Mentor Graphics.

Demo 9: Fast simulation techniques for design space exploration: GET/ENST.

Demo 10: A Formal Modelling Framework for Periodically Scheduled Networks on Chip: INRIA

Demo 11: Mixed Scheduling for Improved Resource Utilization and Energy Consumption in Real-Time Multiprocessor systems: LEAT.

Demo 12: LIFTING: an Open-Source Logic Simulator: LIRMM.

Demo 13: An Efficient Architecture Dedicated for Transcoding H.264/AVC Video Standard:

Nancy University.

Demo 14: High Linearity BiCMOS I-Q Demodulator: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Demo 15: IEEE 802.15.4 2.4Ghz Ultra Low Power Transceivers: CEA LETI, Minatec.

Demo 16: 3D Hall Probe Integrated in 0.35 µm CMOS Technology for Magnetic Pulses measurements within MRI environment: InESS.

Demo 17: IDROMEL Project : Eurecom.

Demo 18: 3D Orientation Determination Demo: LIRMM.

Each poster will be nominated for the « Best Demonstration Award » SAME 2008 Forum.

SAME 2008 Forum, will close on October 2, at: 4:30 PM with the Official Cocktail and the "Best Paper & Poster Awards" SAME 2008 Forum.

(The Award is an original creation from a local artist working in one of the famous glasswork in Biot)

Sponsors & Exhibitors at the SAME 2008 Forum: (as of May 25, 2008)

ARM, AUSTRIAMICROSYSTEMS, AXYLOG, BABY BIDOU, CADENCE, CEFI, COFLUENT DESIGN, DOCEA POWER, ESTEREL EDA TECHNOLOGIES, HEEDSOFT, INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES, LIRMM, MENTOR GRAPHICS, NXP SEMICONDUCTORS, SCALEO CHIP, SYNOPSYS, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, X FAB SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRIES …

For more information about the SAME 2008 Forum, please visit our web site:

www.same-conference.org

Or contact:

Anne Claire DESNEULIN

Project Manager Forum SAME 2008

Sophia Antipolis MicroElectronics Association

Tel : +33 (0)492 294 825 – Mobile : +33 (0)6 60 61 34 21

E-mail : anne-claire.desneulin@cote-azur.cci.f



 

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