Vinay Asgekar, senior director, integrated supply chain for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, will deliver the day's featured keynote, "Selecting Partners: Have the Rules Changed?"
"It is an honor to be speaking at this highly valuable event for semiconductor industry professionals," said Asgekar. "I look forward to sharing my personal experiences and insights on supplier relationships. The playing field today has shifted as rules and scoring systems have changed; QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies is the world's largest fabless semiconductor company, and our scale of operations and speed of technology development are forcing us to revise the way supplier relationships are approached."
The program also includes a panel discussion, entitled "Managing Your Supply Chain Globally," moderated by Bill Swanton, vice president of research at AMR Research, Inc.
New this year, the event provides Supplier Tracks which feature presentations from industry suppliers highlighting their latest products and services.
-- Two Foundry Tracks include presentations from AMI Semiconductor, austriamicrosystems, Chartered Semiconductor, CSMC Technologies Corporation, Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Jazz Semiconductor, MOSIS, Tower Semiconductor, X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries and Z-Foundry.
-- The Design Software & Service Track features Aprio Technologies, Cadence Design Systems, Qthink, Serus Corporation and Synopsys.
-- The Intellectual Property Track is comprised of presentations from ARM, Kilopass, LTRIM, Mentor Graphics and Virage Logic.
-- The Assembly, Test and Packaging Track showcases Credence, LogicVision, MEGIC, STATS ChipPAC and White Mountain Labs.
-- The Other Services Track highlights offerings from Galaxy Semiconductor, Semiconductor Insights, Silicon & Software Systems, Tensoft and Triniti Corporation.
The day concludes with the FSA Annual Briefing, discussing the latest updates on FSA resources, tools and initiatives.
The event brings together semiconductor industry professionals from around the globe to cultivate and further business partnerships. It provides two days of business education focusing on key topics in the semiconductor sector and one day of supplier exhibition.
Platinum sponsors include: ARM, ASE Group, austriamicrosystems, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, CMP Media, Reed Electronics Group, TSMC, UMC and X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries.
Complimentary registration is available online through September 30, and onsite registration is $20 each day. For additional information, visit www.fsa.org/suppliers_expo/usa.
About FSA:
FSA is the voice of the global fabless business model. Incorporated in 1994, FSA positively impacts the growth and return on invested capital of this business model to enhance the environment for innovation. It provides a platform for meaningful global collaboration between fabless companies and their partners; identifies and articulates opportunities and challenges to enable solutions; and provides research, resources, publications and survey information. Members include fabless companies and their supply chain and service partners, representing more than 21 countries across the globe. www.fsa.org.
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