Globalization of China – Emerging Trends in Semiconductor Industry

Date/Time: 9:30 AM~6:30 PM, Saturday, July 14, 2007

Venue:
Fairmont Hotel
170 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113

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Featuring many great talents and leaders as guest speakers, the NACSA Annual Conference serves as a gathering place for busy professionals from the semiconductor industry in US and China. The forum focuses on the future of China’s semiconductor industry and its impact to the world, with topics covering a wide range of areas including manufacturing, testing, assembly, white goods OEMs, IC system, fabless design houses as well as the policy making of the Chinese government. For this year’s event, we have invited a prominent group of high profile IC industry executives from China and the US to share their experiences and perspectives. Our goal is to bring people together and work towards building a strong Chinese IC industry. Feature topics include: Intel’s new fab in China, solar industry trend, and Lenovo’s new vision. You are cordially invited to join us for this wonderful event.

Founded in 1996, NACSA is one of the largest professional organizations for Asian American in the US with local chapters in Boston, Los Angeles, and Shanghai. Totaling over 4000, NACSA members include technical and business professionals from major areas of the semiconductor IC industry ranging from design, processing, manufacturing, testing, packaging, and EDA (Electronic Design Automation). NACSA is recognized as a most important source of talents for the burgeoning semiconductor industry in China.

Registration:

• Programs: Free
• Special luncheon event (limited seats): $30 (includes annual membership renewal)
• Cocktail reception (limited space): free
• Annual Membership Renewal: $25

Please click here to RSVP Online

Agenda:

• Registration + Social: 9:30am-10:00am (outside of Imperial Ballroom)
  
  
• Morning Session: 10:00am-12:15pm
  • 10:00-10:15  Bo Jin, President, NACSA
      "NACSA Annual Program Review"
  • 10:15-10:45  Brian Fuller, Editor-in-Chief, EE Times
      "Global Semiconductor Industry Trend"
  • 10:45-11:15  Dr. Charles Gay, VP, GM, Solar Business Group, Applied Materials
      "The Globalization of the Emerging Solar Cell Industry"
  • 11:15-11:45  Richard Lim, Managing Director, GSR Ventures (Mayfield China)
      "Opportunities of semiconductor start-ups in China"
  • 11:45-12:15  Dr. Yuning Sun, VP, Lenovo
      "Lenovo's New Vision"
  
  
  
• Lunch reception: 12:15pm-1:45pm (Gold Room)
  Co-hosted by Hangzhou Xiaoshan Economic Development Zone, with special guest Mr. Zhenfeng Zhang, and Mr. Min Zhu (WebEx co-founder)
  
  
• Afternoon Session: 1:45pm–5:00pm (Imperial Ballroom)
  • 1:45-2:15  Shahin Sharifzadeh, EVP of manufacturing and R&D, Cypress
      "IDM strategy in a Global environment: Flex Fab"
  • 2:15-2:45  Dr. George Chu, President, Conexant China
      "Chip design opportunities and challenges for multinationals in China"
  • 2:45-3:15  Q.T. Jiang, VP of Technology, HHNEC
      "New Trends in Chinese Foundry"
  • 3:15-3:30  Election for new board of directors
  • 3:30-3:45  Break
    
  • 3:45-4:15  Len Mei, EVP, ProMOS
      "Introduction of ProQ, a new fab in Chongqing"
  • 4:15-4:45  Kirby Jefferson, GM, Intel Dalian Fab
      "First Intel Fab in Asia"
  • 4:45-5:00  Raffles: prize includes wii, and iPod
  
  
  
• Cocktail Reception: 5:00pm-6:00pm, free, RSVP needed due to limited space

Event sponsors:
- Hangzhou Xiaoshan Economic Development Zone (杭州萧山经济技术开发区)
- GSR Ventures (Mayfield China)
- Conexant

Speaker’s Bios:

Brian Fuller:
A 24-year veteran journalist, Brian Fuller joined EE Times as business editor and was named editor-in-chief in 2001. He has been instrumental in transforming EE Times into the newsweekly for the creators of technology and has been key in introducing new ideas to the brand, from print features to video and audio online. Mr. Fuller was also named as the publisher of EE Times in Nov. 2005.

Richard Lim:
One of the founding Managing Directors of Mayfield China/GSR Ventures. Richard is an entrepreneur and focuses on early stage investments in the semiconductor and internet sectors. He is currently on the boards of Baihe, Mobert, Qunar, Sierra Solar, and UiTV. Richard was previously founding CEO of iMarket (acquired by Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) and Co-nect (acquired by Pearson (NYSE:PSO)). He was also involved in founding Quickdot and was an executive at Lotus Development Corporation. Richard has an MBA from Stanford University. Mayfield China/GSR Ventures is one of the most active early stage investors in the semiconductor industry in China. Investments include companies in consumer products (Mobert, PLM and SMIT), clean technology (LatticePower, Sierra Solar) and logistics (Quantum Radio)

Shahin Sharifzadeh:
Executive vice president of manufacturing and R&D. Sharifzadeh directs Cypress's process technology R&D and wafer manufacturing operations worldwide since 2005. Prior to his current position, Sharifzadeh served as Cypress's vice president of R&D, where he was responsible for all aspects of technology development. Sharifzadeh received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1984, his MSEE and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1986 and 1989 respectively. He joined Cypress in 1989 and is a senior member of IEEE and a member of the Technology Program Committee for the VSLI Symposium.

Len Mei:
EVP New Business Development - responsible for the development of non-DRAM business for ProMOS, including Flash, CIS and others since1997. He was Senior VP Manufacturing (1997 –2006), responsible for all aspects of ProMOS manufacturing operations including front end fab and back end operation, product engineering, strategic planning, manufacturing system, manufacturing technology development. He has total of 27 years of academic and industrial experience in semiconductors. He was director of Readrite fab 1 (California), managing fab operation including production, engineering, equipment, new technology development, planning manager at Fairchild Semiconductor for memory product development and Data General for microprocessor development and pilot line. He was a visiting Research Associate Professor at Department of EE – Stanford Electronics Lab - Stanford University. He received Ph.D. in Metallurgy from University of Illinois, USA.

Sun Yuning:
Vice President of Lenovo Group. President of IGRS Engineering Lab Ltd., Chairman of IGRS (Intelligent Grouping and Resource Sharing) Workgroup, and assistant researcher.

Mr. Sun devotes himself into the research on the application of computer science and software engineering. He received the doctor’s degree in computer engineering from the Institute of Computing Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences in July 1994, and continued his post-doctoral study in software engineering in the Department of Computer Science at Peking University in August. He was the director of the 12th lab of the Institute of Computing Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997. In 1999, he was the assistant of the director of ICT. He worked as the executive deputy director of Lenovo Corporate Research & Development (Legend at that time) in March 2000. He was the Vice President of Lenovo Group since 2005. He is also Chairman of IGRS Workgroup, deputy director of IEEE Computer Society (Beijing), deputy director of the International Commission of China Computer Federation, and a standing member of Chinese Electronics Standardization Association.

Charles Gay:
Corporate Vice President, General Manager Solar Business Group Applied Materials, Inc.

Charlie Gay was named corporate vice president and general manager of the Solar Business Group at Applied Materials in 2006. An industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in the solar industry, Dr.Gay is responsible for establishing and building Applied Materials' solar business. Dr. Gay is also a co-founder of the Greenstar Foundation, an organization that delivers solar power and internet access for health, education and microenterprise projects to small villages in the developing world. Greenstar has been recognized for its innovation by the World Bank, the Stockholm Challenge, the Technology Empowerment Network and the Tech Museum Awards.

Dr. Gay began his career in 1975 designing solar power system components for communications satellites at Spectrolab, Inc. and later joined ARCO Solar, where he established the research and development program and led the commercialization of single crystal silicon and thin film technologies. In 1990, Dr. Gay became president and chief operating officer of Siemens Solar Industries and from 1994 to 1997, he served as Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the world's leading laboratory for energy efficiency and renewable energy research and technology. In 1997, Dr.Gay served as president and chief executive officer of ASE Americas, Inc., and in 2001 became chairman of the advisory board at SunPower Corporation. Dr. Gay has a doctorate degree in physical chemistry from the University of California, Riverside. He holds numerous patents for solar cell and module construction and is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Achievement from the World Renewable Energy Congress.

Kirby Jefferson:
General Manager for Intel’s newest chip set factory that is being planned for Dalian China. He is responsible for the overall management of the factory including approvals, construction, staffing, training, commissioning, startup and ongoing production operations. He will be relocating to Dalian China as the construction activity nears completion. Kirby joined Intel in 1980 and has held a wide variety of jobs in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Human Resources, Factory Startup Project Management and most recently as Capacity/Capital Management for all of Intel’s semiconductor factories world wide. During his time at Intel, Kirby has been involved in different roles in 8 factory startups, and has a published article in “Future Fab International”. Kirby has a BS and MBA from the University of New Mexico. He has been married for 31 years and has 2 adult children and one grandchild. He is an instrument and commercial rated licensed Pilot and enjoys outdoor activities including sailing and skiing.

QT Jiang:
Dr. Qingtang Jiang joined Hua Hong NEC as VP of Technology in August 2005. Previously, he had worked for 4 years in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), and was Senior Director before his departure. He was in charge of fab operations in Fab 3 and later Fab 1 of SMIC. Prior to his return to China, Jiang worked for several major semiconductor companies in the US including National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments in both technology development and manufacturing environments. After Jiang received his B.S. degree from Beijing University in 1985, he went to the US to pursue a graduate degree through the CUSPEA program. Jiang received his M.S. and Ph.D from Rutgers University in 1989 and 1992 respectively.

George Chu:
George Chu has more than 20 years of experiences in the systems and semiconductor industries span across the regions in the U.S., Taiwan and China. Mr. Chu is currently serving as the senior vice president and president of Conexant China operations since Feb 2007.

Previously, Mr. Chu served as Broadcom’s senior director and general manager of Shanghai design center in China. Prior to that, Mr. Chu held senior engineering and business management positions at Broadcom in the U.S. Before that, Mr. Chu served as vice president, Engineering for Altima Communications, a startup which was subsequently acquired by Broadcom in 2000. Mr. Chu also held various engineering positions with 3COM, Stratus, and Raytheon. Mr. Chu has a BS EE from the University of Rochester and a MS CE from Boston University.
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About the Conexant Systems:
Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDA: CNXT) is a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications for the digital home. Conexant's innovative semiconductor system solutions enable global access networks, and are driving digital home information and entertainment networks worldwide. The company has leveraged its expertise and leadership position in modem technologies to enable more Internet connections than all of its competitors combined, and continues to develop leading integrated silicon solutions for broadband access and media processing networks.

We are always looking for talented, creative, agile and ambitious individuals that prefer to work on cutting edge technology. Apply for a position if you are seeking a rewarding high tech career in a highly charged entrepreneurial environment. If you desire to be a part of the solution, then you are ready to join the Conexant team. Interested parties please submit resumes to sabrina.chen@conexant.com

Job Openings:
1. Position: VLSI Design Director
Location: Chengdu, China
Details: http://www.nacsa.com/archives/files/job ... rector.pdf

2. Position: VLSI Sr. Manager
Location: Chengdu, China
Details: http://www.nacsa.com/archives/files/job ... Sr_Mgr.pdf

3. Position: VLSI Design Director
Location: Shanghai, China
Details: http://www.nacsa.com/archives/files/job ... rector.pdf

4. Position: Analog Mixed Signal IC Design Director
Location: Beijing/Shanghai, China
Details: http://www.nacsa.com/archives/files/job ... rector.pdf

5. Position: SOC Implementation & Physical Design Director, Core Engineering
Location: China
Details: http://www.nacsa.com/archives/files/job ... rector.pdf

For other job information at Conexant Systems, please visit http://www.conexant.com/careers/
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NACSA presents:

Thin-Film Solar Technology: The Future or the Present?

Sponsored by Applied Materials

Date: Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Event Time: 7:30pm (7:00 networking). Snacks and refreshments will be provided
Venue: Applied Materials Building 12, Conference Room A/B
Address: 3225 Oakmead Village Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95052 Google Map
Cost: $10 w/ RSVP; $20 at the door
RSVP: RSVP before 4/11 to Renxin_xia@nacsa.com and include your name, affiliation, email and phone number.

ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The solar industry has experienced tremendous growths in the last few years as the world turn to renewable energy to combat global warming and the dependence on oil. On the other hand, the high demand on raw silicon has dramatically increased silicon wafer prices and has become an obstacle to the solar industry's further growth. Unless there is a technological breakthough, the goal of grid parity remains far off in the future.

Many technologists and investors are banking that thin-film solar technology is just the breakthrough needed for a paradigm shift in the solar industry. Thin-film is not constrained by the supply of raw materials and promises significantly lower manufacturing costs. It also creates new opportunities in flexible materials and BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics). However, it also faces its own challenges in terms of manufacturability, efficiency, and a high upfront cost.

Is thin-film technology the solution of today or the future? We invited top executives from the leading thin-film solar companies to share with us their visions and educate us on the different thin-film technologies, their promises, challenges, and solutions.

NACSA invites its members and other professionals with interests in solar technology to join us for this exciting discussion. To learn more about NACSA and this event, please refer to our website: www.nacsa.com.
Confirmed Speakers:

David Pearce - President and CEO, Miasole

Mr. Pearce has over 30 years of broad-based business, sales, operations and financial management experience in both private and public high-technology companies. He has been at the CEO level for the past 18 years. Mr. Pearce is a serial entrepreneur, having founded four venture-backed companies, including: OptCom, which manufactured precision thin-film optical filters, and SciVac which designed and manufactured thin-film vacuum-deposition equipment.
As president and CEO of Domain Technology (another venture-backed company), Mr. Pearce helped pioneer the manufacture of sputtered thin-film disks. This system was subsequently acquired by Seagate Technology and went on to revolutionize the cost, throughput, and precision-coating capability of the industry.
Prior experience includes serving as CFO/COO of MiniScribe (an early pioneer in small format hard-disk drives), and in financial management roles at Datapoint and Xerox Corporation.
Mr. Pearce holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin, and a BS in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech.

James Sheats - Associate CTO, Nanosolar

James Sheats is known as a leading expert on roll-to-roll manufacturing. Prior to Nanosolar, James Sheats was Chief Technology Officer at Novus Communications Technologies, a developer of roll-manufactured displays, and, before that, Chief Technology Officer of Rolltronics Corporation, a company focused on roll-to-roll manufacturing technologies for flexible electronics. Prior to this, he spent 20 years at HP Labs, where he worked on a wide variety of projects in thin film electronics, including microlithography, superconductivity, electroluminescence and energy-conserving electronic devices. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Stanford University and has published over 50 journal articles and filed 21 patents.

Dave Eaglesham - VP Technology, First Solar

David Eaglesham is VP technology at First Solar. He has a PhD in Physics from the University of Bristol and worked as a Lecturer at Liverpool University before joining Bell Labs in 1988. At Bell Labs he worked on semiconductor deposition techniques and doping and rose (or sank) to be Director of Electronic Device Research. He worked at Lawrence Livermore as Chief Technologist and at Applied Materials as Director of Advanced Technologies before joining First Solar. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, was named Outstanding Young Investigator by the Materials Research Society in 1994, and was MRS President in 2005.
He will discuss the major cost-drivers for TF PV, and describe the pathway towards grid-parity.

J. Craig Hunter - GM Thin Film Products, Solar Business Group, Applied Materials

Since helping form the Solar Business Group in 2005, Craig has been responsible for developing Applied Material's product portfolio and business strategy for thin film solar. A major activity of this group is the development, marketing and installation of Generation 8.5 (5.7m2 substrates) thin film silicon photovoltaic production lines.
Craig previously worked at AKT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applied Materials that is a leader in the manufacturing of large area equipment used in TFT-LCD production. At AKT, Craig held various positions, including Business Development Manager, Senior Manager of Strategic Marketing and Product Manager for AKT's electron beam test (EBT) and physical vapor deposition (PVD) systems.
Prior to joining Applied Materials, Craig's various roles included Chief Financial Officer of Evercare Corporation, a manufacturer of consumer products, and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at The Beacon Group in New York.
Mr. Hunter studied East Asian Studies at Harvard College and graduated with high distinction from Harvard Business School.

About NACSA:

Founded in September 1996 by a group of semiconductor professionals in the Silicon Valley, North America Chinese Semiconductor Association (NACSA) is a professional organization dedicated to the advancement of and collaboration among the Chinese professionals in high-tech industries.

NACSA is an inclusive organization, open to anyone sharing with our common mission, which is to strengthen networking among professionals, foster the entrepreneurship among ethnic Chinese, and promote the exchange in the global semiconductor and information technology industries. NACSA's philosophy is learning by doing, networking by involving, exchanging by interacting, entrepreneuring by trying, and benefiting by contributing.

Please refer to our website for more information: www.nacsa.com.
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It's that time of the year again -- the soothing breeze, the sweet scented blossom, and the tender sunshine. Spring is coming! The traditional spring picnic is here also.

Our annual picnic is a great time to get together with family and friends for a relaxing day. It will feature some fine performances and entertaining activities. For those food-loving friends, you will definitely enjoy the delicious food here. We are also preparing a surprise that will be sure to end the picnic on a high note.
Where:
Memorial Park
Intersection of Stevens Creek Blvd and Mary Ave
Cupertino, CA

When: 10:00am - 3:00pm, April 21st, 2007

Fee:
2007 SVW Member: $10 per person,
SVW Membership: $10 year,
Non Member: $15 per person,
Kids from 8 to 18: $5 /ea,
Senior (above 60): $5/ea.

Registration:
Online tickets: http://www.svwomen.org/cms/picnic042107.html

If you like to pay on site, please RSVP at: SVWPay@yahoo.com .
Bring your friends, family and a hearty appetite to our picnic. We will have a fun day together!

Silicon Valley Women's Association
Co-organize with
North America Chinese Semiconductor Association
Northern California SiChuan Folks Association
C Network
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A MIT Club event for all entrepreneurs:
What's In Your Pocket?
The Future of Portable Communication

Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Time: 6:30pm networking, 7pm discussion start
Venue: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Location: 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA [directions]
Cost: $20 pre-registered/$30 at door (includes food/beverage)
Contact: alson@alsonkemp.com

ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Online registration: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=11778&groupID=154

Part One of a Four Part Mini-Series: The Future of Portable Communication

The small device we carry in our purses and pockets is no longer just a telephone without wires. The complexity and richness of handset design features has increased dramatically in just a few short years and are changing the way we interact with each other and with information. Come join a lively discussion about the future of handsets/portable computers and their impact on our lives today.

Topics to be explored:

- What functions will the handsets of the future hold?
- What features are most important to the different demographics: early adopters, traveling executives, teenagers
- Must phones be able to communicate with both the cell and WiFi networks?
- Is the phone a computer or is the computer a phone?
- How are user interfaces evolving?


Moderator: Julie Ask, Senior Research Director, JupiterKagan

Panelists:
Jason Loia, COO, Digital Chocolate
Michael Rayfield, General Manager, nVIDIA Handset Group

The MITCNC Semiconductor Entrepreneurship Series
thanks our sponsors for their generous support
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