IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2013 — (PRNewswire) — University of California, Irvine Extension announces a platinum sponsorship of the 11th annual International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference which will be held at University of California, Irvine, Calit2 Building in Irvine, Calif. on Oct. 23-24. The SoC conference is a premier event for engineering communities devoted to chip design and development. The theme for this year's conference, hosted by Savant Company, Inc, is "Emerging Complex SoC Platforms, and Mixed-Signal SoC Design Challenges."  To take advantage of the Early Bird Registration, please visit:  http://www.socconference.com/registration.htm. 

"With the incredible amount of intellectual knowledge and business acumen present at the SoC conferences, the caliber of the conference is raised year after year," said Dr. Dave Dimas, director of UC Irvine Extension's engineering, sciences and information technology programs. "UC Irvine Extension participates at this conference to ensure all curriculum is reflective of current business trends and also for conference participants interested in furthering their knowledge of the embedded systems field to have an opportunity to learn about educational opportunities available."

The International SoC Conference provides an outstanding platform for sharing and disseminating ground-breaking research, innovative product announcements, and informative technical tutorials, and it has established itself as the forum for debating emerging challenges and possibilities in the System-on-Chip field. Each targeted conference fosters collaboration among industry experts and academia in an effort to present the most up-to-date and advanced topics in chip design (Analog, Mixed-Signal, SoC, ASIC, ASSP, FPGA, EDA, IP, Foundry Services, 3D-ICs, SOI, CMOS, Embedded Memory, Embedded Systems, NoC, IOs, IPs, CPU/DSP/GPU Cores, Signal Integrity, Design for Testability, Design Verification, Design for Manufacturability, Variation-Aware Methodologies, etc.) to our technical audience. 

"UC Irvine Extension offers students the opportunity to learn and gain insight from some of the most highly-recognized engineering experts in the industry," said Farhad Mafie, International SoC Conference Chairman. "The school understands the needs of busy professionals in this field; its industry-leading Embedded Systems Engineering Certificate Program is designed to provide the most up-to-date and relevant technical information to UC Irvine Extension students. We are very excited to have UCI Extension as our Platinum sponsor once again at this highly-educational and informative event. "                   

The conference tabletop exhibit, which is free to visit, is held on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. It provides an outstanding forum for engineering communities to meet face-to-face with experts presenting at this event, as well as with experts from the exhibiting companies, and discuss their complex SoC-related questions.   

UC Irvine Extension's online certificate program in Embedded Systems Engineering examines the synergistic function between hardware and software device design and development. Participants learn the essential concepts of embedded systems development through a practical hands-on approach utilizing industry design automation (EDA) tools and design kits. To learn more, visit http://unex.uci.edu/certificates/engineering/embedded/.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, exhibiting, speaking engagements, and the most up-to-date conference-related news and updates, please visit http://www.SoCconference.com. For questions, please contact Email Contact or call 949-851-1714.

About International SoC Conference: The International SoC Conference is recognized as the premier event for the design of Integrated Circuits (ICs) and IPs, Semiconductor Technologies advances, Testing and Verifications methodologies, and for Electronic Design Automation (EDA). A diverse worldwide community representing leading-edge technology companies and universities each year, represented by system architects, chip designers, logic and circuit designers, validation and test engineers, IP designers, semiconductor experts, CAD managers, senior managers and executives to researchers and academicians from leading universities. More details are available at: www.SoCconference.com.

About Savant Company Inc.: Savant Company Inc. provides engineering, sales and marketing consulting services for the high-tech electronic industry with specializations in embedded systems and semiconductor IC and IP products and technologies on a worldwide basis.  Savant Company Inc. also provides leading-edge conferences, customized on-site business and technology seminars, and customized marketing and technology intelligence reports for business professionals globally.  Savant Company Inc. is independently owned and independently operated and is incorporated in the State of California.  For additional information on the company or its products and services, please visit www.SavantCompany.com  or www.SoCconference.com.

About UC Irvine Extension: University of California, Irvine Extension is the continuing education arm of UC Irvine. Through thousands of courses and programs offered on campus, online and on site, UC Irvine Extension helps adult learners reach their career advancement and personal enrichment goals —and celebrates 50 years of providing universally accessible, university-level learning to local, regional, and global communities. Learn more at extension.uci.edu, or join us on Facebook at facebook.com/uciextension.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE: Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. Led by Chancellor Michael Drake since 2005, UC Irvine is among the most dynamic campuses in the University of California system, with nearly 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 1,100 faculty and 9,000 staff. Orange County's largest employer, UC Irvine contributes an annual economic impact of $4.2 billion. For more UC Irvine news, visit www.today.uci.edu.

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