Attendees:

Yunchu Li:                       A2D, D2A expert, NECINA Semi SIG lead, ADI

Yi Qian:                           VP of NECINA, Founder of Optics SIG

Tony Qiang Zhang:            High speed IO path finding, Intel

David Chen:                      RF, Anadigics

Dawn Xiaodong Wang:       RF, 14 years experience, IBM

Ke Chen:                          External foundry, ADI

Aiteen Zhang:                   Indepent consultant, EDA and supply chain expert

Jianxun Sun:                    MPU designer, Intel, Babson MBA

Jiansong Wu:                   Mixed signal, Cypress, Nashua, PSOC

Bo Zhang:                        High speed IO research, Modulation, Intel Corporation

Minutes:

·         Independent contractor and consultant as topics of Semi SIG (Aiteen)

·         Interface with China customers and SEMI companies(YunChu)

·         Local and China university connection (Dawn)

·         Co-host events with other SIG (Yi)

·         Identity of Semi SIG (David)

·         Why are we here today? What can we achieve from semi SIG? (David)

·         How do we define success of semi SIG (David)

·         Interested in RFIC professional network and startup team (David)

·         Interested in social activity, industry trend (Aiteen)

·         Interested in industry trends, technology information gathering (Ke)

·         Interested in ideas at cross discipline technology exchange (Qiang)

·         Interested in professional connection and career advice (Jiansong)

·         Interested in exposure to marketing and business, network (Bo)

·         Interested in career network in Semi industry (James)

·         Interested in career connection, build team, know people and get known (Yunchu)

·         Interested in development opportunities at China (Dawn)

·         Possible topics of SIG events

o        Energy,

o        image processing DSP, 

o        How did Yi find other applications of optics when the telecom bubble busted?

o        Career transition

o        SOC, challenge and opportunities

o        Outsourcing impact on careers within semiconductor industry

Action Item:

• Independent consultant seminar (Aiteen)
• ICSICT information passdown (Dawn)
• ADI china market status, team and presentation (Yunchu)
• Tutorial on High speed converter (YunChu)