CONFERENCE

In-Depth Technical Training

DesignCon 2012 is right around the corner. If you are involved with chip, board and/or systems design, you don't want to miss this important industry event!

View the entire Event Schedule, Tracks and Speakers.

Created by engineers for engineers, DesignCon's highly technical program addresses critical issues around PCB design tools, RF and signal integrity, FPGA design, IC and semiconductor components, verification tools, high-speed serial design and many other relevant topics.

Top 10 Reasons to Attend!

  1. 100+ In-Depth Tutorials & Technical Paper Sessions
  2. Huge Expo with 130+ of the industry's top design tool vendors
  3. Visionary Keynotes from AMD, HP and Microsoft
  4. Agilent Education Forum
  5. Live Product Teardowns -- Kindle Fire, Nook Color & more
  6. FPGA and PCB Summits
  7. Sponsored Training Sessions from Apache Design on CPS for 3D-IC and Power-Thermal-Mechanical-Electrical Applications
  8. Technical Panels -- hot topics discussed by industry experts
  9. Chiphead Theater featuring Speed Trainings, DesignVision Awards and Teardowns
  10. ...all taught by the best minds in the business

Visionary Keynotes

Joe Macri

Corporate Vice President and CTO of the Client Division, AMD

Monday, January 30
Theater

Ilan Spillinger

CVP Hardware and Technology, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft

Tuesday, January 31
Theater

Prith Banerjee

SVP Research, Hewlett Packard and Director of HP Labs

Wednesday, February 1
Theater

Conference Photos

EXHIBITION

Free Expo Pass

YOUR EXPO PASS GIVES YOU ACCESS TO:

Chiphead Photo Caption Contest Winner

Congratulations to Mark Surra of Aristocrat Technologies for winning the caption contest!

Here's his caption:

What do you mean my Health Plan doesn't cover against Noise & Jitter?!
Chiphead
Thank you to all who participated! We had a lot of great entries -- check out the honorable mentions here.

Live Product Teardowns

Join us for live product teardowns in the Chiphead Theater!

Tablet Smackdown: Amazon Fire & Nook Color Teardown
Tuesday, January 31, 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Android Tablet and Connectivity Showdown: Teardown & Giveaway
Wednesday, February 1, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Agilent Education Forum

All attendees are invited to this FREE workshop, brought to you by Agilent Technologies:

Design and Test Challenges in Next Generation High-Speed Serial Standards
Monday, January 30, 1:30pm – 4:30pm OR
Wednesday, February 1, 8:30am - 11:30am