2012 Keynote Addresses

Tuesday - October 30

Simon Segars, EVP and General Manager Processor and Physical IP Divisions, ARM
Tuesday, October 30
9:00am - 10:00am

Presentation Title: Technologies Shaping Our Future

Abstract: Since the industrial age, technology has been a driving force in shaping our world.  In the microprocessor space advancements in processor design has enabled the industry to deliver the performance and power improvements required to run the mobile applications we are becoming dependent on in our daily life’s.  Have we reached the limits of process and processor advancements?  This presentation will review the latest advancements in processor and process design and provide insight into what the future holds, including some exciting new achievements in CPU design and some unique perspectives from ARM Partners.

Speaker Bio: Simon Segars joined the Board in January 2005 and was appointed EVP and General Manager of the Processor and Physical IP Divisions in March 2012, having previously run the Physical IP Division since September 2007. Before that, he has been the EVP for the Engineering, Worldwide Sales and Business Development Divisions during his tenure. He joined ARM in early 1991 and worked on many of the early ARM CPU products. He led the development of the ARM7 and ARM9 Thumb® families. He holds a number of patents in the field of embedded CPU architectures. He is a director of SOI Industry Consortium and a director of EDA Consortium.

Jack Sun, VP, Research & Development and Chief Technology Officer, TSMC 
Tuesday, October 30
10:00am -10:30am

Presentation Title: An Ecosystem of Innovation

Speaker Bio: Dr. Sun is TSMC’s Vice President of Research and Development, and Chief Technology Officer. While at TSMC, he has led the successful expansion and acceleration of the logic and mixed-signal/RF technology roadmap, and driven advanced technology initiatives from 0.18-micron to today’s leading edge 28nm process.

Before TSMC, he held a number of senior management and engineering positions at IBM Research and IBM Semiconductor Research and Development Center. His R&D efforts set world records and shaped industry trends in CMOS, SOI, low-power CMOS, low temperature CMOS, bipolar and SiGe Hetero-junction Bipolar Transistors (HBT).

Dr. Sun received his BS from National Taiwan University, and MS and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois, all in Electrical Engineering. He is an IEEE Fellow in recognition of his significant contributions to CMOS technology. He has published over 200 papers and holds 11 US and several ROC (Taiwan) patents.

Wednesday - October 31

Dr. Jonathan Koomey, Consulting Professor, Stanford University
Wednesday, October 31
9:00am - 9:50am

Presentation Title: Why Ultra-Low Power Computing Will Change Everything

Abstract: Long-standing trends in the energy efficiency of computing and communications, combined with ever increasingly clever ways to harvest ambient energy (light, motion, or heat), promise to make ultra low-power mobile sensors and controls ubiquitous. Harvesting background energy flows opens up the possibility of mobile computing devices operating indefinitely with no external power source, and that means an explosion of available data from almost every device on our planet. These developments highlight the promise of what Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor of management at MIT, calls "nanodata," or customized fine-grained data describing in detail the characteristics of individuals, transactions, and information flows. This talk will describe the driving forces behind these trends and present real-world examples illustrating their implications for our ability to understand and respond to the world around us.

Speaker Bio: Jonathan Koomey is a Consulting Professor at Stanford University, worked for more than two decades at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and has been a visiting professor at Stanford University (2003-4 and Fall 2008), Yale University (Fall 2009), and UC Berkeley's Energy and Resources Group (Fall 2011). Dr. Koomey holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley, and an A.B. in History of Science from Harvard University. He is the author or coauthor of ten books and more than 150 articles and reports. He's also one of the leading international experts on the economics of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the effects of information technology on resource use. He is the author of Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving, which has been translated into Chinese, Italian, and (soon) Korean, and Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs (both from Analytics Press).

Samsung Industry Address:
John Kalkman, Vice President, System LSI, Samsung Semiconductor Inc.
Wednesday, October 31
9:55am - 10:25am

Presentation Title: Enabling the Super Devices of Tomorrow

Abstract: Mobile computing devices are evolving faster than today’s process technology can support. The solution is in the total system design. By employing a wide range of innovative system centric technologies, we can enable tomorrows workloads today.

Speaker Bio: John Kalkman is Vice President of Marketing for Samsung Semiconductor Inc's business in the Americas. As a senior member of the development team, John is responsible for setting the strategic direction for Samsung Semiconductor overall System LSI business which includes all logic business including application processor, image sensor and several other contributing silicon. With key target markets such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks, this division is gaining attention throughout the industry for its award-winning Exynos application processors as well as market-leading CMOS image sensor products.

Thursday - November 1

Warren East, CEO, ARM
Thursday, November 1
9:00am - 9:40am

Presentation Title: Low-Power Leadership for a Smarter Future

Abstract: Innovation throughout the ARM partnership has resulted in products which have shaped our lives, transforming the way we work, our recreation and how we interact with society.
The future shows little sign of this rate of embedded innovation slowing. Faced with the massive growth in global energy consumption, expected to grow by about 70% in the next 25 years, consumers and commerce alike are looking to the electronics industry for solutions to help save energy and cost. This demand is creating opportunities for ‘smart energy’ innovation throughout the ARM partnership in three key areas: the smart grid, smart meters and, lastly, the connected appliances and systems (including sensors) – that are so important for the Internet of Things.The ability for these appliances to communicate through distributed sensor and control nodes will enable efficient performance, management and maintenance of a wide array of wirelessly connected devices, providing consumers and commerce with greater control over their lives and their energy consumption.
 This keynote will track the growth of the ARM ecosystem and examine how, together, the partnership can continue to address the energy efficiency challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Speaker Bio: Warren East joined ARM in 1994 to set up ARM's consulting business. He was Vice President, Business Operations from February 1998. In October 2000, he was appointed to the Board as Chief Operating Officer and in October 2001 was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Before joining ARM, he was with Texas Instruments. He is a chartered engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. He has an honorary doctorate from Cranfield University and is a member of the UK Trade and Investment Executive Board for Technology, responsible for driving the UK's trade and investment objectives in the telecoms and IT sectors. He is a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of De La Rue plc.

Executive Roundtable Panel (ARM, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Samsung, TSMC)
Thursday. November 1
9:40am - 10:20am

Best in Show Awards (Presented by UBM)
Thursday, November 1
10:20am - 10:30am

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