Semiconductor

The Cambridge Wireless Semiconductor Special Interest Group focuses on the business and economical challenges faced by the semiconductor industry. It provides a forum for  like-minded companies to discuss about the innovation taking place within the sector and to share best practices with the larger community.  The group's scope encompasses the following topics:
  • System solutions
  • Strategic Innovation
  • Investment Models;challenges, issues,etc
  • Understanding of the value chain
  • Business Models
  • Market Opportunities
  • Sources of Innovation
 
This SIG is championed by the following people: 

 Recent Event


Semiconductor SIG: 'Entrance Strategies: 1st October 2009

'Resourcing Early Stage Innovation’

Click on the titles below to view the panellists' presentations -


Tudor Brown from ARM


Ivor Evans from CSR


Chris Smart from Acacia Capital


Barry Dennington from NXP UK


Simon Knowles from Icera

Bruno Johnson from Cascoda  


Next Event


 

Semiconductor SIG ‘Unlocking New Semiconductor Opportunities in Connectivity’

This SIG event will examine current and future developments in semiconductors that will provide the data throughput required for new applications, and also the semiconductor devices that will support these applications on battery-powered mobile devices.

This Semiconductor SIG is championed by Eric Schorn of ARM, Peter Claydon of picoChip and Carson Bradbury of Cre8Ventures. We are very grateful to CSR for hosting this event at their Cambridge offices.
 
The ability of networks to deliver high data throughput to users is in part governed by the development of more sophisticated modulation techniques and algorithms, but the ability to deploy these in the real world is wholly dependent on developments in the semiconductor arena that enable the implementation of these algorithms for an acceptable cost and power consumption. This applies both to terminal devices, which may be handsets, data cards, powerline adaptors or increasingly embedded in other devices, such as the Amazon Kindle, and to network devices that enable smaller and cheaper base stations, including femtocells and backhaul solutions.
 
It is a truism that the development of applications follows the availability of the underlying networks that support the required data throughput. For example, YouTube and Spotify would not be possible without widespread availability of wired broadband. So what are the applications that are driving the need for higher data throughputs and what semiconductor devices are being developed that will support these applications?
 
Here are just some of the speakers who will be presenting on the day:
  • Ivor Evans, Vice President of Operations at CSR
  • Mike Muller, Chief Training Officer at ARM
  • Gordon Lindsay,  Associate Director at Broadcom Europe
  • Ben Timmons, Senior Director of Business Development at Qualcomm
  • Tim Fowler, Commercial Director, Cambridge Consultants 
  • Doug Pulley, Chief Training Officer at picoChip

This SIG event will examine current and future developments in semiconductors that will provide the data throughput required for new applications, and also the semiconductor devices that will support these applications on battery-powered mobile devices.

 
The last SIG event was oversubscribed and attended by the crème de le crème of the industry. Booking is essential to secure your place. Stay connected!
 
Events are FREE to Cambridge Wireless Members. Tickets for non-members are £150.00 plus VAT.
To join Cambridge Wireless, and attend all future events for free please visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/sign-up
20/05/10

Semiconductor SIG, “Title TBC”

Championed by Eric Schorn of ARM, Peter Claydon of picoChip and Carson
Bradbury of Cre8Ventures. Details coming soon
Further information will be posted as soon as it is available.
09/12/10