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March 24-26, 2003DoubleTree Hotel, San Jose, CA, USA

The International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), is a premier Design & Design Automation conference, aimed at bridging the gap between andintegration of, electronic design tools and processes, integrated circuit technologies, processes & manufacturing, to achieve design quality. The conferenceprovides a forum to present and exchange ideas and to promote the research, development, and application of design techniques & methods, design processes,and EDA design methodologies and tools that address issues which impact the quality of the realization of designs into physical integrated circuits. The conferenceattendees are primarily designers of the VLSI circuits & systems (IP & SoC), those involved in the research, development, and application of EDA/CAD Tools & designflows, process/device technologists, and semiconductor manufacturing specialists including equipment vendors. The conference spans for three days, Mon-day through Wednesday, in three parallel tracks, hosting over 80 technical presentations, six keynote speakers, three panel discussions, workshops

/tutorials and other fringe meetings.

Conference HighlightsTUTORIALS/WORKSHOPSConference starts with a full day tutorials on Monday, March 24. There will be four parallel tutorial tracks, with a total of 14 tutorial sessions, where presentationsby many industry experts offer valuable opportunities for practicing professionals to refresh or upgrade their knowledge and skills in IC design & test issues,techniques, methodologies, and tools. List of topics include: embedded test methodologies for quality designs, design for yield and manufacturability, teststructures for circuit yield assessment and modeling, design based yield improvements and methodology, device modeling and design issues foryield in flash memory, IC and package co-design, design for reliability issues, such as an overview of reliability issues in deep sub-micron digital CMOStechnology and their interaction with circuit design considerations, noise analysis for 0.13um and beyond, and NBTI/HCI modeling and full-chipanalysis in the design environment

PLENARY SESSIONSTwo plenary sessions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Six indus-try leaders will discuss the issues surrounding quality electronic design from view-points of design, process, and tool methodologies. List of plenary keynote speakersinclude:

PANEL DISCUSSIONSISQED is pleased to offer a total of two high-power panel discussion sessions,where many leading experts, address the important issue of quality design. Thesepanels would focus on the following topics:

1 Hidden Quality, Crouching Customer - How much does theQuality of EDA Tools Impact Electronic Design?

2 Is Quality a Design Constraint for Sub 100nm Designs?3 The IC & Package Co-Design Challenges

TECHNICAL SESSIONSISQED Technical sessions start on Tuesday March 25, and continue until the afternoon of Wednesday, March 26. Besides the above plenary sessions, panel discussions,and workshops, the program consists of seventeen technical sessions, featuring over 80 papers on various challenging topics related to design and quality. Listof topics include:

Quality of EDA/CAD Tools, and Design Methodologies

EDA Tools, Interoperability and Implications

Design for Manufacturability

Design for Testability

IC & Package Co-Design

Device, Interconnect and Circuit Level Modeling and Analysis

Methodologies and Metrics for Design Quality

Physical Design, Methodologies & Tools

Design and Abstraction Methods for SoCs, IP Blocks and Libraries

Low Power Design and Test

Effects of Technology on IC Design, Performance, Reliability, andYield

With Technical Sponsorship of IEEE Electron Device Society(EDS), IEEE Components, Packaging & ManufacturingTechnology Society (CPMT), In cooperation with IEEE

Computer Society; ACM/SigDA, FSA

REGISTRATIONPlease refer to ISQED web site at www.isqed.org for information regarding the tutorials, conference, workshops, and hotel registration. Direct all conferenceinquiries to [email protected].

ISQED’03 Media and corporate Sponsors

Advence Packaging, Ammocore, Ascend Design Automation, EE Times, ISD Magazine, Dolphin Design , Magma Design Systems, Nassda,

Numerical Technologies, PennWell, RubiCAD, Synopsys, Silicon Valley Technical Institute

2003 International Symposium on

QUALITY

ELECTRONIC

DESIGN

Bob Payne, Senior Vice President, Philips SemiconductorsSusumu Kohyama, Corporate Senior Vice President, Executive VP, ToshibaTed Vucurevich, Senior Vice President, Office of the CTO, CadenceRajeev Madhaven, CEO and President, Magma DesignMichael Reinhardt, CEO and President, RubiCADShekhar Borkar, Fellow, Intel

Call for Participation


January 2003 Volume 50 Number 1

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Jonathan B. David

IEEE Grid is the monthly newsmagazine of the San Francisco Bay Area Councilof the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. As a medium forboth news and opinion, the editorial objectives of IEEE Grid are to informreaders in a timely and objective manner of newsworthy IEEE activities tak-ing place in and around the Bay Area; to publish the official calendar ofevents; to report on IEEE activities on a national and international scope; andto serve as a forum for comment on areas of concern to the engineeringcommunity by publishing contributed articles, invited editorials and lettersto the editor. IEEE Grid (ISSN 00189189) is published monthly except July and Augustby the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. Headquarters: 3Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10016-5997. Subscription is $1.00per year (included in annual dues) for each member of the San FranciscoBay Area Council. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and at addi-tional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes toPostmaster: send address changes toPostmaster: send address changes toPostmaster: send address changes toPostmaster: send address changes to IEEE Grid c/IEEE Grid c/IEEE Grid c/IEEE Grid c/IEEE Grid c/o IEEE Operations, Member Sero IEEE Operations, Member Sero IEEE Operations, Member Sero IEEE Operations, Member Sero IEEE Operations, Member Services,Dept., 445 Hoes Lane, PO Boxvices,Dept., 445 Hoes Lane, PO Boxvices,Dept., 445 Hoes Lane, PO Boxvices,Dept., 445 Hoes Lane, PO Boxvices,Dept., 445 Hoes Lane, PO Box1331, Piscataway1331, Piscataway1331, Piscataway1331, Piscataway1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331., NJ 08855-1331., NJ 08855-1331., NJ 08855-1331., NJ 08855-1331.

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Grid to beDistributedElectronicallyAs we announced last month, plans are

under way to begin delivering the Grid to

you electronically rather than through the

U.S. mails. This is being done now with

the electronic edition of the Grid on our

Web site at www.ieee-sfbac.org/grid.

There is much more being developed for

you. A PDF edition of the Grid is planned

so those who wish a printed edition can

download and print out their own copy. A

trial PDF of this issue has been included on

our Web site. We suggest you take a look

at it and tell us what you think.

In addition, we plan to send out the

calendar of events each month as an email

attachment. This calendar will contain links

to the Web site so you can easily access the

abstract of the particular talk that interests

you. To make this happen, be sure you have

listed your email address with IEEE

Member Services. Another good idea is to

get a free ieee.org alias and use it as your

email address. Do this by going to http://

eleccomm.ieee.org/personal-aliases.shtml.

We think these changes will serve our

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relieve this very heavy financial burden. If

you have concerns about this or want more

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WesconReturning to SanFrancisco in2003

As the electronics industry gathers 12,000

strong for Wescon 2002, the show�s

organizers, Electronic Conventions, Inc.,

have confirmed that Wescon 2003, in its

biennial northern California run, will be held

earlier than in the recent past, August 12-

14, and in the more strategically located

Moscone Convention Center in San

Francisco �recent northern California

Wescon shows have been held in the fall in

San Jose. Wescon will continue to alternate

between northern and southern California,

and the southern venue will continue to be

the Anaheim Convention Center.

According to Wescon�s president and

CEO Donna Call, three major factors

propelled the move back to San Francisco,

Wescon�s alternate-year home from 1951

until 1995. The more cosmopolitan urban

environment is a more attractive venue for

Wescon�s growing number of offshore

participants, as well as for North American

exhibitors, and helps position Wescon as an

international event. San Francisco also

serves as a more central location for the

total Bay Area electronics community.

The more ample facilities for exhibits and

conferences offered by Moscone

Convention Center set the stage for future

growth, where the much smaller San Jose

Convention Center effectively placed a

ceiling on growth.

Wescon has served for more than fifty

years as the solutions event for the original

equipment manufacturing segment of the

electronics industries. Responding to the

current trend to highly specialized technical

conferences, Wescon has already

augmented its extensive horizontal design/

component technology pavilion and

conference with four vertically- focused

events: test and measurement, interconnect,

power components and production &

packaging. Each of the specialty

conferences is augmented by a related

exhibit pavilion.

For 2003, a new focused conference and

pavilion will be added, featuring design &

analysis. On the conference side, the IEEE

Nanotechnology Conference will co-locate

with Wescon.

The perspective of the broad-based

environment enriches the Wescon

experience for the engineers whose primary

concerns are with their individual niches.

Engineers come to Wescon first and

foremost to learn what�s new in the

technology and among the product

offerings of their current suppliers. Finding

new sources is also a typical priority for

attendees, Ms. Call said. �By making

Wescon more attractive to exhibitors from

around the world, the move to Moscone

also makes it more attractive to the

engineering and procurement

communities,� she added.

The Moscone facility in San Francisco has

the right kind of space to accommodate the

specialized pavilions alongside the general

exhibit area, and to house the workshops,

short courses, keynotes and special events

on the Wescon schedule each year.

Wescon is sponsored by the Los Angeles

and San Francisco Bay Area Councils and

Region 6 of the IEEE. Wescon is the

premier OEM electronics event in North

America. It has built its success on the

benefit to the engineering community of

being able to keep current with the new

technologies and applications, and to take

the theories discussed in the classroom and

give them material realization in the

exposition. Grouping the exhibiting

companies together in the various Pavilions

provides convenience to the attending

engineers, without isolating them from the

nearby exhibits of related components and

systems.

www.wescon.org


Stanford Student BranchAnnual Mixer ScheduledArea Professionals Invited to Share Expertise

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Industry professionals in the Santa Clara

Valley area are invited to attend the annual

Stanford University Student and Industry

Professional Mixer on January 23. The

event is sponsored by the IEEE Stanford

student branch, and the IEEE University

Partnership Program.

�The Stanford IEEE Mixer aims to bring

together students, faculty and industry

professionals to share ideas, network, and

form mentor and peer relationships,� says

Clara Shih, chair of Stanford IEEE, the

IEEE student branch at Stanford. �We

believe area professional engineers have

much to offer in sharing their academic and

career experiences, and hope they will take

the opportunity to enter a rewarding and

lasting mentorship with a Stanford IEEE

student.�

More than 700 people attended the last

mixer, held in January 2002.

�The Santa Clara Valley has a very active

IEEE volunteer group,� says Francis

Staples, IEEE Sales & Marketing, who

manages the IEEE University Partnership

Program. �We hope to bring out as many

professionals as possible to show their

support for the Stanford students and

IEEE�s commitment to their career

development, continuing education and

lifelong learning.�

The IEEE University Partnership

Program is a pilot program that helps

support activities at 15 participating

universities in the United States who have

motivated and growing student branches

and libraries that subscribe to IEEE

premiere online collections.

For more information on this event, or to

find out how you can help, please visit the

Stanford IEEE Web site at http://

www.stanford.edu/group/ieee/ or contact

Clara Shih at [email protected].

Eugene Tassa KoenigAugust 6, 1986 - November 19, 2002

Carolyn Koenig�s son Eugene passed away on Nov 19, 2002. Eugene, as some ofyou know. had been battling a rare vascular disease. He was 16 years young. By the time he entered the 10th grade, Eugene was an accomplished drummer;a top science student and a member of the Woodside Prior School golf team. Hewas taking classes in digital video and music production and dreamed of being afiction writer and movie director in the mold of Michael Crichton. Family and friends say he was upbeat and determined to the end, never seekingpity despite undergoing a series of difficult treatments that took him to the renownedChildren�s Hospital in Boston, where he died. Donations may be made in his name to Peninsula Youth Orchestra, 1219 RalstonAve, Belmont, CA 94002 and the Tech Museum of Innovation, 201 S. MarketStreet, San Jose, CA 95113

UC Berkeley Extension

New Enterpriseand SecurityCoursesAn internationally recognized authority oncommunications security, Harold Podell,will lead two intensive UC BerkeleyExtension courses in enterprise security andextranet security in San Francisco inFebruary and March.�Enterprise Security: Cyberdefense,Intrusion, Detection and Java Security forE-Commerce� will take place Wed.-Fri.,Feb. 26-28, 9 am-4:30 pm, at UC BerkeleyExtension Downtown, 425 Market St., inSan Francisco. The course explains how to protectinformation technology from such hazardsas attacks, errors and omissions, as well asfrom fraud and abuse. Financial Services atthe World Trade Center and disasterrecovery will be one case study discussedin the class. �Extranet Security: Wireless LAN,Virtual Private Network, and Web ServicesSecurity for E-Commerce� will take placeMon.-Wed., Mar. 3-5, 9 am-4:30 pm, at UCBerkeley Extension Downtown, 425Market St., in San Francisco. The course provides a balanced view ofextranet security that is necessary forsuccessful e-commerce � how to achievethe required balance between risks andcountermeasures when extending theorganization�s intranet into an extranetenvironment. Instructor Harold Podell co-authored theIEEE Computer Society Press bookComputer and Network Security: Tutorial,which is considered the definitive text inthe field. A second volume, InformationSecurity: An Integrated Collection ofEssays, has assumed similar stature. Podellhas influenced the development of systemcontrols for information technologyapplications in distributed environmentsacross a wide range of organizations. For more information on either course,call (510) 642-4151 or seewww.unex.berkeley.edu/eng.


IEEE CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR

JANUARY 2003

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8SCV Components, Packaging & Manufacturing TechnologySubject: Wireless LAN Markets and Companies: Upcoming

OpportunitiesSpeaker: Satya Chillara (Semiconductor Sector, W. E.

Hambrecht)Time: Dinner at 6:30 p.m., presentation at 7:30Place: Ramada Inn, SunnyvaleCost: $20 if reserved by 1/4, $25 after thatRSVP: www.cpmt.org/scv/ (reserve for meeting only if

not attending dinner)Article: Page 20

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8SCV Communications SocietySubject: Radio Modules, Partitioned Modules, and

Wireless LANs on AircraftSpeaker: Jeffrey Schiffer (Wireless Research at Intel Labs)Time: Pizza and sodas at 6:30 p.m., presentation at 7:00Place: National Semiconductor Credit Union, Bldg. 31,

955 Kifer Rd., SunnyvaleRSVP: [email protected]: http://www.comsocscv.orgArticle: Page 23

THURSDAY JANUARY 9SCV Microwave Theory & Techniques SocietySubject: Unilateral AmplifiersSpealer: Prof. George Vendelin (Consultant)Time: Refreshments at 6:00 p.m., presentation at 7:00Place: Agilent, Bldg. 50, Santa Cruz Conference Room,

5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa ClaraRSVP: Not requiredArticle: Page 19

TUESDAY JANUARY 14SCV Electromagnetic Compatitility societySubject: Electromagnetic Emission from �Dielectric�

Optical Fiber CablesSpeaker: Robert Dahlgren (Silicon Valley Photonics Ltd.)Time: Social at 5:30 p.m., presentation at 7:00Place: Applied Materials, Bldg. 27, 3135 Kifer Road,

Santa ClaraRSVP: Not required.Article: Page 25

TUESDAY JANUARY 14SCV Magnetics SocietySubject: Magnetic Sensing of PeopleSpeaker: Prof. Des Mapps (University of Plymouth)Time: Coffee and conversation at 7:30 p.m.,

presentation at 8:00Place: Komag, 1710 Automation Parkway, San JoseRSVP: Not requiredArticle: Page 21

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15SCV Computer SocietySubject: The IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN Standard for

Wireless Metropolitan Area NetworksSpeaker: Dr. Roger B. Marks (NIST and IEEE 802.16

Committee)Time: Refreshments at 7:00 p.m., presentation at 7:30Place: Stanford University, Room 380C in basement of the

last bldg. on the right site when you are facing the front of Main Quad

RCVP: Not required (info on the web or [email protected])

Web: http://siliconvalleycs.orgArticle: Page 21

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15SCV Engineering in Medicine & Biology SocietySubject: Recent Advances in Cardiovascular MRI ImagingSpeaker: Robert Herfkins, MD (Stanford Medical Center)Time: Dinner at 6:00 p.m., presentation at 7:30Place: Dinner in the Stanford Hospital Cafeteria,

presentation in Room M114 of the StanfordMedical School

RSVP: Not requiredArticle: Page 26

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15SF Power Egineering SocietySubject: The Future of Real-Time Energy Management

Systems for Transmission System OperationSpeaker: John Sell (EleQuant, Inc.)Time: 12:00 NoonPlace: 101 2nd St., 11th Floor Conference Room,

San FranciscoRSVP: Not RequiredArticle: Page 20


THURSDAY JANUARY 16OEB Communications SocietySubject: VDSL at a Glance: Technology and ApplicationsSpeaker: Dr. Fernando Ramirez-Mireles (Ikanos

Communications)Time: Pizza at 6:30 p.m., presentation at 7:00Place: ChevronTexaco Corp., 6101 Bollinger Canyon Road,

Building A, San Ramon (just off I-680)RSVP: [email protected]: http://ewh.ieee.org/r6/oeb/comsoc/Article: Page 20

THURSDAY JANUARY 16SCV Control Systems SocietySubject: Control of Complex SystemsSpeaker: Dr. Dragoslav Siljak (Santa Clara University)Time: 7:30 p.m.Place: Room 325, Sullivan Engineering Center (Bldg 404),

Santa Clara UniversityRSVP: Not requiredWeb: http://www.scu.edu/nav/map/directions.htmlArticle: Page 19

THURSDAY JANUARY 16OEB Industry Applications SocietySubject: Extending Battery Life With Automated Battery

Management SystemsSpeaker:Dave Dedinsky (Autocap Division of APC)Time: No-host social at 5:30 p.m., presentation at 6:15,

dinner at 7:15, presentation continues at 8:00Place: Marie Callendar Restaurant, The Garden Room, 2090

Diamond Blvd, Concord (nearby to Concord HiltonHotel) 925-827-4930 for directions

RSVP: (by January 15) Gregg Boltz, 925 210-2571 or [email protected]

Cost: (dinner) $22 for IEEE members; $25 for non-members.Article: Page 25

SATURDAY JANUARY 18SCV SectionSubject: IEEE Volunteer Training DayTime: 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Place: To be announcedRSVP: Chapter/Group/Branch/Committee ChairArticle: Page 10

TUESDAY JANUARY 21IEEE Consultants� Network of Silicon ValleySubject: Building Embedded Applications using Linux and other

Operating SystemsSpeaker: William F. Rousseau (Software Consultant)Time: Networking at 7:00 p.m., presentation at 7:35Place: Sheraton Hotel, 1100 North Matilda Avenue, Sunnyvale

(408-745-6000)RSVP: Not required. Seating is limited, so please arrive early.Article: Page 24

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22SCV Power Engineering & Industry Applications SocietySubject: TP-1 Energy Efficient Transformers & the Changes to the

California Title 20 StandardsSpeaker: Finn Schenck (Square D Company)Time: Sandwiches and refreshments at 6:45 p.m., presentation

at 7:00Place: Alpha-Tech Engineers, Conference Room, San JoseRSVP: James Alvers, 925 730-3105 or [email protected]: Page 24

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22SCV Power Electronics SocietySubject: Modeling, design, and simulation of power

conversion circuitsSpeaker: Phil CookeTime:Place: HP in CupertinoRSVP: Not required

Article: Page 21

JANUARY 28-29Subject: 2-day course: Reliability Concepts and PracticesSpeaker: Mike SilvermanTime: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. each dayPlace: Hewlett Packard, 10435 N. Tantau Ave (near 280 and

Wolfe Road), CupertinoCost: $850 (Discount: $775 for IEEE members)RSVP: 408 866-6516 (for flyer)Web: www.cpmt.org/scv/Article: Page 26

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29SCV Engineering Management SocietySubject: (Management Forum) - Preparing Technical

Presentations to Decision-MakersSpeaker: Roxanna Dunn (Management Training Consultant)Subject: (After-dinner Presentation) � Good Ethics is Good

BusinessSpeaker: Michael L. Hackworth (Cirrus Logic)Time: Forum at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00, after dinner

presentation at 7:45Place: Wyndham Garden Hotel, 1300 Chesapeake Terrace,

Sunnyvale - near Lawrence Expressway and Hwy 237RSVP: http://www.ieee-scv-ems.orgCost: (with reservations Jan 24 or before) $20 (IEEE member),

$25 (non member), $5 surcharge thereafter. (Cash orcheck at the door). Student IEEE members - $5

Info: Rich Hendrickson, 408 984-7941Article: Page 22

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29SCV Reliability SocietySubject: Best of ISTFASpeaker: Panel DiscussionTime: Refreshments at 6:30 p.m., presentation at 7:00Place: Hewlett Packard, Oak Room, Bldg. 48, Pruneridge

Avene, CupertinoRSVP: Not requiredArticle: Page 19


SCV Section

IEEE Volunteer Training DayWhat is your IEEE membership worth?

How do you benefit from your participation

in the IEEE? Is the IEEE Spectrum and the

IEEE group term life insurance worth the

$150 annual Dues? Some members feel that

reminders of the local meetings, occasional

attendance, and the hiring advantage

�Member of IEEE� confers on the resume

as enough benefit. Those that don�t either

don�t renew, or they seek ways to get more

benefits. Perhaps by attending an IEEE

conference at the member discount, or by

joining a technical society and getting one

or more Journals or magazines.

Others feel this is not enough. They may

seek to benefit by participating in the Grand

Technical Conversation by writing articles

for publication, increasing their industry

stature so they are more valuable to their

current (or next) employer. They may feel

that to really understand the articles, they

need to get hands on experience and take

on an editing position to ensure that articles

that are published are worthy of publication,

meanwhile benefiting from the in depth

understanding editing requires, and advance

access to some of the articles being

published.

They may feel that belonging to a local

chapter and attending the meetings and

having the ability to ask questions of the

presenter in a live session, and discuss the

relevant points after the meeting is the

benefit they cannot afford to be without.

Many of you have friends that cannot

understand why you are willing to pay the

$200 a year most of us pay for our total

membership. And you may wonder how the

volunteers find time to make much of these

events happen.

Have you considered the value of close

friends in your industry that know what kind

of work you are capable of, the range of

your technical knowledge, your

communication and marketing skills, and

the value of your promise? Friends you can

go to for advice on technical, business, or

career related issues? This level of

networking can help you be more valuable

to your current employer or to find the next

one, a benefit many of use would value at

thousands of dollars in income differential

(or in hard times, possession of an income

when others have none).

What of the Closer contact to the speakers

invited to your chapter meetings? Contact

with the Eager young engineers who might

be just the right addition to the team where

you work?

While neither membership, nor

volunteering with the IEEE is a guarantee

that you will always have a paying job, many

of your fellow members find that the

advantages gained are worth much MORE

than $200 a year; enough more to make

contributing a couple of hours a week in

addition to the dues a great bargain.

The start of a new year is the perfect time

to find out more about how you can benefit

by volunteering with your local chapter. All

chapters are looking for help bringing more,

better events to their membership, and by

starting now you can jump-start you

participation by attending the IEEE-SCV

Volunteer Training this month.

On Saturday morning, Jan 18, the Santa

Clara Valley Section will host its second

annual volunteer training event. In addition

to general sessions on the IEEE structure,

publicity, funding, leadership and meeting

management, sessions will cover topics

specific to IEEE treasurers and secretaries,

as well as chapter Webmasters and E-mail

list-owners. You may find this is the perfect

opportunity to hone a new technical or

managerial skill.

The training session is free to those

members who have agreed to serve in a

volunteer role with a technical society

chapter, one of the section�s affinity groups,

or to serve on one of the sub-committees

of the Section Executive Committee.

chapter/group/committee chairs will be

providing the list of eligible volunteers to

the registration team, so be sure to contact

them if you would like to attend this event.

Any other member may attend the session

as well. We ask that you assist us by

defraying the cost of food, and the

volunteer�s manual. Details on the cost,

location and starting time will be posted on

the Grid Web site, as well as on the Section

Web page, http://www.ieee.org/scv.

We look forward to seeing you on Jan

18, and around the IEEE.

Jonathan David, past-chair, Santa Clara

Valley Section.

Mr. David is a methodology architect with

Cadence Design Systems, where he

specializes in Mixed-Signal IC Design,

Simulation and Verification. He is a senior

member of the IEEE and actively

participates in the activities of the IEEE

Solid State Circuits SCV chapter, and the

SCV Section Executive Committee.

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COUNCIL

ChairMahbub R. Khan, Ph.D.Applied Materials3535 Garrett Dr.M/S 10011Santa Clara, CA 95054Tel: 408 563-4328Fax: 408 986-7630Email: [email protected]

Finance ChairKirti S. Shah, PETesoro Refining and MarketingCo.Golden Eagle Refinery150 Solano WayMartinez, CA 94553-1487Tel: 925 372-3076Fax: 925 370-3389Email: [email protected]@tesoropetroleum.com

Editorial Board ChairRay Holstead, PEUCSF Facility Management3130 20th StreetSan Francisco, CA 94110Tel: 415 502-7940Fax: 415 476-0658Email: [email protected]

Oakland/East Bay DirectorDouglas B. Snow, PEdb Solutions674 Broadmoor Blvd.San Leandro, CA 94577-1952Tel: 510 376-5235Email: [email protected]

San Francisco DirectorJames B. Lekas2240 E. Peak CourtMartinez, CA 94553-5053Tel: 415 835-7879Fax: 415 835-7878Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Santa Clara Valley DirectorJonathan B. David3028 Mauna Loa CourtSan Jose, CA 95132-2318Tel: 408 894-2646Fax: 408 570-3825Email: [email protected]

ECI DirectorsJames Hungerford528 St. Thomas WayPleasanton, CA 94566Tel: 510 816-9112Fax: 925 931-1335Email: [email protected]

James LambLTX Corporation3930 North First StreetSan Jose, CA 95134-1501Tel: 408 383-2450Fax: 408 433-0128Email: [email protected]

Bernie S. SiegalThermal EngineeringAssociates, Inc.612 National Ave.Mountain View, CA 94043-2222Tel: 650 961-5900Fax: 650 323-9237Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Office ManagerMarilyn TurnerIEEE � SFBAC540 University Ave., Suite 150Palo Alto, CA 94301Tel: 650 327-6622Fax: 650 321-9692Email: [email protected]

Editor: IEEE GridDoug DavoltIEEE GridPO Box 7057San Mateo, CA 94403Tel: 650 571-0119Fax: 650 571-5585Email: [email protected]


OAKLAND/EAST BAYSECTION OFFICERS

FOR 2003

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ChairAnnie KongChevron CITC6001 Bollinger Canyon RoadSan Ramon, CA 94583Tel: 925 842-1200Fax: 925 842-0723Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairWilliam J. �Bill� DeHopeUniversity of CaliforniaLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory7000 East Ave., L-460Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 424-6413Fax: 925 422-7558Email: [email protected]

SecretaryJoe MaugerElectronics EngineeringLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratoryP.O. Box 808, L-154Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 423-7682Fax: 925 423-3144Email: [email protected]

TreasurerDiep T. Nguyen, PEDTN Engineers, Inc.1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 809Oakland, CA 94612Tel: 510 267-0441Fax: 510 267-0443Email: [email protected]

PACERosanna Lerma37814 Second StreetFremont, CA 94536Tel: 408 282-1500 x210Fax: 408 297-2995Email:[email protected]

Membership ChairDiep Nguyen, PEDTN Engineers, Inc.1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 809Oakland, CA 94612Tel: 510 267-0441Fax: 510 267-0443Email: [email protected]

COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY

ChairVictor StepaniansJ and M ConsultantsP.O. Box 1513San Ramon, CA 94583Tel: 925 968-0979Fax: 925 244-4782Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairSuresh BazajBazaj Management Consulting40792 Tirso StreetFremont, CA 94539Tel: 510 252-1200Fax: 413 541-3099Email: [email protected]

SecretaryTodor CooklevSan Francisco State University1600 Holloway Ave.San Francisco, CA 94132Tel: 925 984-5283Email: [email protected]

TreasurerKhoi NguyenVodafone Global Platform &Internet Services2999 Oak RoadWalnut Creek, CA 94596Tel: 925 817-6714Email: [email protected]

Membership ChairJose VergerNapa Consulting2465 Lavender DriveWalnut Creek, CA 94596Tel: 925 989-2319Fax: 253 323-5611Email:[email protected]

WebmasterMike PattersonVerizon Enterprise Solutions6001 Bollinger Canyon RoadSan Ramon, CA 94583Tel: 925 842-5019Email:[email protected]

Education LiaisonBarbara Bakowicz14835 E. 14th StreetSan Leandro, CA 94578Tel: 510 697-2404Email: [email protected]

COMPUTER SOCIETY

Chair/TreasurerJeff KalibjianCompaq Computer CorpCAC06-2910555 Ridgeview CourtCupertino, CA 95014Email:[email protected]

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTSOCIETY

Chair/TreasurerAnnie KongChevron CITC6001 Bollinger Canyon RoadSan Ramon, CA 94583Tel: 925 842-1200Fax: 925 842-0723Email: [email protected]

INDUSTRY APPLICATIONSSOCIETY

ChairDavid EngTechnical Marketing & Sales412 Honeysuckle LaneSan Ramon, CA 94583Tel/Fax: 925 265-1000Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairGregg A. Boltz, PEBrown & Caldwell201 N. Civic Drive, Suite 115Walnut Creek, CA 94596-3864Tel: 925 210-2571Fax: 925 937-9026Email: [email protected]

SecretaryGreg YoungWRMS Division of Calpine1556 Parkside DriveWalnut Creek, CA 94596Tel: 925 933-3094Fax: 925 933-5167Email: [email protected]

TreasurerDoug Handran, PECarollo Engineers2700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite300Walnut Creek, CA 94598Tel: 925 932-1710Fax: 925 930-0208Email: [email protected]

NUCLEAR & PLASMASCIENCES SOCIETY

ChairJose MaugerElectronics EngineeringLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratoryP.O. Box 808, L-154Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 423-7682Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairG. Patrick RobersonUniversity of CaliforniaLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratoryM/S L-3337000 East AvenueLivermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 422-8693Fax: 925 424-3215Email: [email protected]

SecretaryPaul G. Banchero6232 Auburn AvenueOakland, CA 94618-1322Tel: 510 627-1165Fax: 510 595-8226 (byarrangement)Email: [email protected]

TreasurerEdward J. LampoUniversity of CaliforniaLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratoryM/S 80-1011 Cyclotron RoadBerkeley, CA 94720Tel: 510 486-6779Fax: 510 486-5800Email: [email protected]

POWER ENGINEERINGSOCIETY

Chair/TreasurerDiep T. Nguyen, PEDTN Engineers, Inc.1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 809Oakland, CA 94612Tel: 510 267-0441Fax: 510 267-0443Email: [email protected]


Vice ChairTo-Nhu Le, EEDTN Engineers, Inc.1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 809Oakland, CA 94612Tel: 510 267-0441Fax: 510 267-0443

SAN FRANCISCO SECTIONOFFICERS FOR 2003

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ChairJulian Ajello, PECalifornia Public UtilitiesCommission505 Van Ness Avenue, 2DSan Francisco, CA 94102-3298Tel: 415 703-1327Fax: 415 703-1891Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairDan Sparks, PEXenergy Inc.492 Ninth Street, #220Oakland, CA 94607Tel: 510 891-0446Fax: 510 891-0440Email: [email protected]

SecretaryTed Hudacko1815 9th AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94122Cell: 415 720-7842Tel: 415 753-1210Email:[email protected]

TreasurerRick Gavazza, PE1919 Webster Street, Room356Oakland, CA 94612Tel: 510 874-2362Fax: 510 874-2507Email: [email protected]

PACE:Pauline B. Tapia1919 Webster St., Room 477Oakland, CA 94612Tel: 510 874-2656Fax: 510 874-2442Email: [email protected]

Section DirectorGeorge Puffett, PECammisa Wipf ConsultingEngineers32 Page StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102Tel: 415 863-5740Fax: 415 863-5758Email:[email protected]

Education ChairEmery FabriTel: 408 265-6419Email: [email protected]

INDUSTRY APPLICATIONSSOCIETY

ChairFinn SchenckSquare D Company6160 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite200Pleasanton, CA 94588Tel: 925 730-3148Fax: 925 469-0399Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairRick MillerRNM Engineering165 Lundys AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94110Tel: 415 307-5106Fax: 415 643-3013Email: richard [email protected]

Secretary/TreasurerDavid D. Roybal, PECutler-Hammer Inc.3697 Mount Diablo Blvd., Suite210Lafayette, CA 94549Tel: 925 299-3754Fax: 925 299-3791Email: [email protected]

POWER ENGINEERINGSOCIETY

ChairDr. Siri Varadan, PENexant Inc.1333 Broadway, Suite 1015Oakland, CA 94612Tel: 510 444-6500 x293Fax: 510 444-6502Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairCharles Magee, PECalifornia Public UtilitiesCommissionEnergy Division505 Van Ness Avenue, Room4002San Francisco, CA 94102Tel: 415 703-4683Fax: 415 703-2200Email: [email protected]

SecretaryBen WilliamsPacific Gas and Electric CompanyMail Code B15AP.O. Box 770000San Francisco, CA 94177Tel: 415 973-9473Email: [email protected]

TreasurerBhaskar RayPacific Gas and Electric CompanyMail Code N3BP.O. Box 770000San Francisco, CA 94177Tel: 415 973-0582Email: [email protected]

SANTA CLARA VALLEYSECTION OFFICERS

FOR 2003

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ChairRon Kane3679 Canelli CourtPleasanton, CA 94566Tel: 925 422-7393Fax: 925 423-3144Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairRufino OlayXilinx2100 Logic DriveSan Jose, CA 95124Tel: 408 879-7741Fax: 408 626-6440Email: [email protected]

TreasurerArdsher AhmedTel: 408 774-7198Fax: 408 774-7811Email: [email protected]

SecretaryLee ColbyLee Colby & Associates860 Mangrove Ave.Sunnyvale, CA 94086-8640Tel/Fax: 408 730-8528Email: [email protected]

PACEFrank Lord, PE35 Hartford AvenueSan Carlos, CA 94070Tel: 650 594-0512

Membership ChairJack Nawrocki1068 Chico Ct.Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3433Tel: 650 852-4020Fax: 650 852-6024Email: [email protected]

K-12 Education CoordinatorDavid Fong1456 Ferguson waySan Jose, CA 95129Tel: 408 588-8717Email: [email protected]

WebmasterRon KaneTel: 925 422-7393Email: [email protected]

MONTERY BAYSUBSECTION

ChairRoberto CristiCode EC/RcDept of ECENaval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA 93943Tel: 831 656-2223Fax: 831 656-2760Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairMarcelo Siero165 Brackney RoadBen Lomond, CA 95005Tel: 408 335-5600Fax: 408 335-4250Email: [email protected]

SecretaryTodd WeatherfordCode EC/Wt Dept of ECENaval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA 93943Tel: 831 656-3044Fax: 831 656-2760Email: [email protected]


TreasurerDavid JennCode EC/JnDept. of ECENaval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA 93943Tel: 831 656-2254Fax: 831 656-2760Email: [email protected]

ANTENNAS &PROPAGATION SOCIETY

ChairAndrew J. PoggioLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory7000 East Ave., L-154Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 422-8557Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Vice ChairDavid J. SteichLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory7000 East Ave., L-154Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 422-6978Email: [email protected]

Secretary/TreasurerGerald J. BurkeLawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory7000 East Ave., L-154Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 422-8414Email: [email protected]

COMMUNICATIONSSOCIETY

ChairWei-Min Lu3118 Cortona Dr.San Jose, CA 95135Tel: 408 256-4011Fax: 408 256-5151Email: [email protected]

Co-ChairKen Crandall948 Bellomo Ave.Sunnyvale, CA 94086Tel: 408 542-5310Fax: 408 735-0733Email: [email protected]

TreasurerBo Chang3770 Flora Vista Ave., #606Santa Clara, CA 95051Tel: 408 244-8545Email: [email protected]

SecretaryDaniel Calafut108 Ballatore CourtSan Jose, CA 95134Tel: 408 822-2114 (w)408 435-8299 (h)Fax: 408 822-2114Email: [email protected]

COMPONENTS, PACKAGING& MANUFACTURING

TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY

ChairThomas S. TarterLightwave MicrosystemsCorporation2911 Zanker RoadSan Jose, CA 95134Tel: 408 321-5009Fax: 408 456-2979Email:[email protected]

Vice ChairBernie S. SiegalThermal Engineering Associates612 National Ave.Mountain View, CA 94043-2222Tel: 650 961-5900Fax: 650 323-9237Email: [email protected] [email protected]

TreasurerAnnette Teng Cheung115 Concord CircleMountain View, CA 94040Email: [email protected]

SecretaryAllen EarmanEmail:[email protected]

Program ChairHarvey MillerInfraFocus255 Town & Country VillagePalo Alto, CA 94301Tel: 650 327-2029Fax: 650 327-2360Email: [email protected]

Webmaster/TrainingPaul WeslingEmail: [email protected]

COMPUTER SOCIETY

Co-ChairSlava C. Mach20695 Nancy Ct.Cupertino, CA 95014Tel: 408 446-9780Fax: 408 252-6549Email: [email protected]

Co-ChairDr. T. Y. LinDept. of CSSJSUSan Jose, CA 95129Tel: 408 924-5121Fax: 408 924-5062Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairDr. Michael Graebner426 Concord DriveMenlo Park, CA 94025Tel: 650 324-8917Email: [email protected]

Treasurer/SecretaryDr. David F. HayesChair Dept. of CSSJSUSan Jose, CA 95129Tel: 408 924-5128Fax: 408 924-5062Email: [email protected]

CONSULTANTS NETWORKOF SILICON VALLEY

ChairDon Van AttaP.O. Box 5679Santa Rosa, CA 95402-5679Tel: 707 545-6281Fax: 707 545-6282Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairCarl Angotti1098 Robbia DriveSunnyvale, CA 94087-2831Tel: 408 739-5046Email: [email protected] [email protected]

TreasurerDave McChesney1865 Fardon Ave.Los Altos, CA 94024Tel: 650 961-0183Email:[email protected]

SecretaryJohn Upland147 Piccadilly Place #FSan Bruno, CA 94066-2141Tel: 650 873-8004Email: [email protected]

CONTROL SYSTEMSSOCIETY

Chair/TreasurerGiuseppe PriscoTel: 408 523-2418Email: [email protected]

SecretaryTejesh Makanawala107 Serenity PlaceMilpitas, CA 95035Tel: 408 313-4912 (cell)Email:[email protected]

ELECTROMAGNETICCOMPATIBILITY SOCIETY

ChairChuck TroiaCisco Systems375 East Tasman DriveSan Jose, CA 95134-1706M/S SJC06/4/4Tel: 408 525-6080Fax: 408 527-2499Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairLen GoldschmidtCisco Systems170 West Tasman DriveSan Jose, CA 95134-1706M/S SJ-18-1Tel: 408 902-8252Fax: 408 902-8387Email: [email protected]

TreasurerBertram K.C. Chan, Ph.D., PEFoundry Networks Inc.1534 Orillia CourtSunnyvale, CA 94087-4435Tel: 408 586-1983Fax: 408 586-1900Email: [email protected]


SecretaryTom Winegar11741 Regnart Canyon DriveCupertino, CA 95014Tel: 408 446-3130Fax: 408 446-3127Email: [email protected]

ELECTRON DEVICESSOCIETY

ChairRanjeet PancholySeagate Technology2720 Orchard ParkwaySJ3-201San Jose, CA 95134Tel: 408 456-3532Fax: 408 456-3525Email:[email protected]

Vice ChairRaif HijabT-RAM100 Headquarters DriveSan Jose, CA 95134Tel: 408 597-3643Fax: 408 597-3601Email: raif@t_ram.com

TreasurerJeffrey T. WattAltera101 Innovation DriveSan Jose, CA 95134Tel: 408 544-8270Fax: 408 544-7594Email: [email protected]

SecretaryConstantin BuluceaNational SemiconductorM/S E-1552900 Semiconductor DriveSanta Clara, CA 95052Tel: 408 721-4140Fax: 408 721-5100Email:[email protected]

ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT SOCIETY

ChairCarl Angotti1098 Robbia DriveSunnyvale, CA 94087-2831Tel: 408 739-5046Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Vice ChairPaula BaileyLSI Logic1621 Barber Lane, D267Milpitas, CA 95035Tel: 408 433-6404Fax: 408 433-7726Email: [email protected]

TreasurerIlyse PenderClarifyThe CRM Division of Amdocs2570 Orchard ParkwaySan Jose, CA 95131Tel: 408 965-7822 (w)408 267-8362 (h)Email: [email protected] [email protected]

SecretaryGregory West4916 Massachusetts DriveSan Jose, CA 95136Tel: 408 829-4686Email: [email protected]

WebmasterJames QuinnanTRW460 Ives TerraceSunnyvale, CA 94087Tel: 408 530-2740Email: [email protected]

ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE& BIOLOGY SOCIETY

ChairJim McIntosh6149 Royal Acorn PlaceSan Jose, CA 95120Tel: 408 267-2849 (w)408 997-6468 (h)Email: [email protected]

TreasurerSteve Brugler2041 Webster St.Palo Alto, CA 94301Tel: 650 322-3323Email: [email protected]

SecretaryFred Rasmussen1432 Thunderbird Ave.Sunnyvale, CA 94087Tel: 408 249-2478Email: [email protected]

WebmasterJim Bearden1141 Nicklas Ave.Milpitas, CA 95035Tel: 408 263-1251Email: [email protected]

Program ChairWido Menhardt17706 Blackberry HillLos Gatos, CA 95030Tel: 408 858-0718Fax: 408 460-7680Email: [email protected]

Email CoordinatorJohn Claude131 Glenn Way, #7San Carlos, CA 94070Tel: 650 654-4484 x22Fax: 650 654-4485Email: [email protected]

INSTRUMENTATION &MEASUREMENT SOCIETY

Chair/SecretaryYeou-Song (Brian) Lee5734 Tan Oak DriveFremont, CA 94555Tel: 510 299-1045Email: [email protected]

Past ChairRobert Soderman1156 Santa Cruz Ave.Menlo Park, CA 94025Tel: 650 327-3669Email:[email protected]

Vice ChairStephen Adam1413 Brookmill RoadLos Altos, CA 94024Tel: 650 968-4900Fax: 650 960-1398Email: [email protected]

TreasurerEd Jacklitch1736 Fabian DriveSan Jose, CA 95124Tel: 408 723-0834Email: [email protected]

WebmasterJohn WestmorelandEmail: [email protected]

INFORMATION THEORYSOCIETY

Chair/TreasurerArt Astrin1051 Greenwood Ave.Palo Alto, CA 94301Tel: 650 328-1777Email: [email protected]

LASERS & ELECTROOPTICS SOCIETY

ChairBrian K. PheifferCiena CorpTel: 408 965-2641Email; [email protected]

Vice ChairChris SimoneauxIgnis OpticsTel: 408 869-8445408 710-0998 (c)Email:[email protected]

TreasurerRam SivaramanTel; 408 564-6066512 296-8734 (c)Email:[email protected]

SecretaryBrij LalTel: 408 202-8576Email: [email protected]

MAGNETICS SOCIETY

ChairThomas M. CoughlinCoughlin AssociatesTel/Fax: 408 978-8184408 202-5098 (c)Email: [email protected]

TreasurerJoost Mortelmans12388 Priscilla LaneLos Altos Hills, CA 94022Tel: 408 256-2858Fax: 408 256-1603Email: [email protected]

SecretaryJai SubrahmanyamWestern Digital [email protected]


Program ChairGerardo BerteroKomag Inc.1710 Automation ParkwaySan Jose, CA 95131Tel: 408 576-2895Fax: 408 944-0107Email:[email protected]

MICROWAVE THEORY &TECHNIQUES SOCIETY

ChairDr. Kirk LaursenOepic, Inc.1231 Bordeaux DriveSunnyvale, CA 94089Tel: 650 776-5726Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Vice ChairDr. Mohammad ShakouriTel: 408 482-3850Email:[email protected]

TreasurerJim SowersTel: 650 852-5172Email: [email protected]

SecretarySushil KumarTel: 510 505-2647Email: [email protected]

POWER ELECTRONICSSOCIETY

ChairRon Berthiaume

Vice ChairBrooks Leman299 Manzania Ave.Santa Clara, CA 95051-6824Tel/Fax: 408 984-6538Email:[email protected]

TreasurerAri Srager40737 Gualala PlaceFremont, CA 94539Tel: 510 797-1100Fax: 510 249-9504 (h)Email: [email protected]

SecretaryParviz BoozarpourElectronic Engineering Services1479 Tenth StreetBerkeley, CA 94710-1527Tel: 510 527-7593Fax: 510 525-1583Email: [email protected]

POWER ENGINEERING &INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS

SOCIETY

ChairJames AlversSquare D Company6160 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite200Pleasanton, CA 94588Tel: 925 730-3105Email: [email protected]

Co Vice ChairAndrew TaylorApplied Power Technologies10601 S. De Anza Blvd., #106Cupertino, CA 95014Tel: 408 342-0790Email: [email protected]

Co Vice ChairRichard CelioApplied Power Technologies10601 S. De Anza Blvd., #106Cupertino, CA 95014Tel: 408 342-0790Email: [email protected]

TreasurerFred JonesDMJMH+N, Electric Power OfficeNASA Ames Research CenterM/S 213-8Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000Tel: 650 604-1918Email: [email protected]

AdcomRhonda TrambleAlfa Tech97 E. Brokaw Rd., Suite 300San Jose, CA 95112Tel: 408 436-8300Email: Rhonda [email protected]

Vish PonnathporeGreene Engineers221 East Hacienda Ave.Campbell, CA 95008Tel: 408 374-8550Email: [email protected]

PRODUCT SAFETY TECHNICALCOMMITTEE

ChairCarl WongApplied Materials, Inc.3135 Kifer Road, M/S 2763Santa Clara, CA 95051-0804Tel: 408 563-6447Fax: 408 986-2858Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairThomas M. Burke, PEUnderwriters Laboratories, Inc.1655 Scott Blvd.Santa Clara, CA 95050-4169Tel: 408 876-2286Fax: 408 556-6056Email:[email protected]

TreasurerMark MontroseMontrose Compliance Services,Inc.2353 Mission Glen DriveSanta Clara, CA 95051-1214Tel/Fax: 408 247-5715Email: [email protected] [email protected]

SecretaryJulia LukeElliott Laboratories, Inc.684 W. Maude AvenueSunnyvale, CA 94085-3518Tel: 408 245-7800Fax: 408 245-3499Email: [email protected]

RELIABILITY SOCIETY

ChairAlan WoodHewlett-Packard Company19333 Vallco Parkway, M/S 4413Cupertino, CA 95014Tel: 408 285-2713Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairFred SchenkelbergHewlett-Packard Company968 White Cloud Dr.Morgan Hill, CA 95037Tel: 650 236-2737Fax: 650 852-8560Email: [email protected]

TreasurerArthur RawersXilinx585 Calle SienaMorgan Hill, CA 95037Tel: 408 626-6410408 482-2117 (c)Fax: 408 559-1368Email:[email protected]

SecretaryDavid AngstTCADTel: 650 965-0205650 906-2419 (c)Fax: 650 965-8443Email: [email protected]

WebmasterLalit A. PatelRevela Systems Inc.20975 Valley Green Dr., #305Cupertino, CA 95014Tel/Fax: 408 253-9852Email: [email protected]

SIGNAL PROCESSINGSOCIETY

ChairAlan MeyerLLNL L-154P.O. Box 808Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 422-8695Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairBrian GuidryLLNL L-154P.O. Box 808Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 422-1661Email: [email protected]

Treasurer/SecretaryRon KaneLLNL L-154P.O. Box 808Livermore, CA 94550Tel: 925 422-7393Email: [email protected]


SOLID STATE CIRCUITSSOCIETY

ChairCherh-Lin Chen1000 West Maude Ave.Sunnyvale CA 94085Tel: 408 617-2476Email:[email protected]

Vice ChairDan OpricaP.O. Box 62288Sunnyvale, CA 94088-2288Tel: 408 985-9166Email: [email protected] [email protected]

TreasurerJai Subrahmanyam3480 Granada Ave., Apt. 111Santa Clara, CA 95051Tel: 408 564-5180Email:[email protected]

SecretaryAhmad Dowlatabadi1791 Dalton PlaceSan Jose, CA 95124Tel: 408 445-0765Email:[email protected]

Program ChairDevender Reddy BeravolP.O. Box 4375Santa Clara, CA 95056Tel: 408 307-2207Email: [email protected]

VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGYSOCIETY

Chair/TreasurerClay Maynard2311 Brandywine DriveYuba City, CA 95993Tel: 530 790-6611Fax: 530 790-6950Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairBert Stephens1535 Vineyard DriveLos Altos, CA 94024Tel: 650 961-6841 (h)Tel: 408 875-2845 (w)Fax: 408 875-2815Email: [email protected]

SecretaryTom UldrickMotorola, Inc.1700 S. Amphlett, Suite 300San Mateo, CA 94402Tel: 415 286-7083Fax: 415 286-7090Email: [email protected]

WOMEN IN ENGINEERING

ChairJoanne Olecko4068 Walnut Dr.Pleasanton, CA 94566Tel: 925 249-9021 (h)Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Treasurer/SecretaryRoxsana Hadjizadeh1429 Kew Gardens Ct.San Jose, CA 95120Tel: 408 997-0861 (h)Email:[email protected]

Membership ChairAmy DalalEmail: [email protected]

Program ChairsJean BaronasEmail:[email protected]

Wendy WongEmail: [email protected]

STUDENT BRANCHES2002-2003

NAVAL POSTGRADUATESCHOOL

ChairDean EbertElectrical and ComputerEngineering Dept. Code ECNaval Postgraduate School833 Dyer Road, Room 437Monterey, CA 93943-5121Tel: 831 656-2134Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairJohn SalmonElectrical and ComputerEngineering Dept. Code ECNaval Postgraduate School833 Dyer Road, Room 437Monterey, CA 93943-5121Tel: 831 656-7521Email: [email protected]

Treasurer/SecretaryJames YoungElectrical and ComputerEngineering Dept. Code ECNaval Postgraduate School833 Dyer Road, Room 437Monterey, CA 93943-5121Tel: 831 656-1155Email: [email protected]

SAN JOSE STATEUNIVERSITY

ChairRod Davidson432 Madera Ave., Apt. 3Sunnyvale, CA 94086Tel: 408 735-9133Email: [email protected]

Vice ChairJean Kea3584 Sydney Dr.San Jose, CA 95132Tel: 408 956-1828Email: [email protected]

TreasurerAngustus Cezar Slhambra1439 Berona WaySan Jose, CA 95122Tel: 408 251-8689Email: [email protected]

SecretaryRajeev Kumar Garg34655 Skylark Drive, #922Union City, CA 94587Tel: 408 823-7162Email: [email protected]

Student Branch CouncelorTamara PapaliasSan Jose State UniversityOne Washington Square, E365Dept. of Electrical EngineeringSan Jose, CA 95192Tel: 408 924-3989Email: [email protected]


SCV/MTT

Unilateral AmplifiersThere are 3 types of microwave lossless

feedback amplifiers: High Gain - Mason�s

Unilateral Gain with S12 =0,

published in 1954 by S. Mason;

Low Noise - Design of LNAs

for Fmin and S11 =0, published

in 1975 by G.D.Vendelin; and

High Power - The dual of

(2)� Design of HPAs for

Pmax and S22 =0, not

published.

This work resulted from an

�extra credit� homework

problem last Spring Quarter at Santa Clara

University. Some of the results will be

published in IEEE Microwave Wireless

Components Letters, probably Jan 2003.

Professor George Vendolin will speak on

this topic at the January 9 meeting of the

Santa Clara Valley Microwave Theory &

Techniques Society. Several examples of

Unilateral Gain at 18 GHz using a MWT-7

MESFET will be presented; also a perfect

inverter with 180 DEG of phase shift will

be shown, which could be used in an active

balun at 18 GHz. All designs

use lumped elements. Some

experimental results will also

be presented.

George Vendelin is a well

known consultant,

professor, and IEEE Fellow.

He teaches at Santa Clara

University, San Jose State

University, Stanford, and

University of California

Berkeley Extension since 1976. He has

written 2 graduate level books and is

completing a third (due out late 2003) on

microwave engineering.

His research interests include linear and

nonlinear CAD modeling of microwave

transistors and circuits. This talk �Lossless

Feedback Design of Microwave Amplifiers�

will provide new insights for the role of

feedback design.

SCV/Reliability

Best of ISTFAThe International Symposium for Testing

and Failure Analysis (ISTFA) provides a

forum for the latest developments in wafer,

chip, package, and board level test and

failure analysis. The twenty-eighth ISTFA

was held November 3-7, 2002, in Phoenix,

Arizona. Information on ISTFA is available

on the web at http://www.asm-intl.org/istfa/

home.htm.

The January 29 Santa Clara Valley

Reliability Society meeting will feature a

panel discussion of selected papers from

ISTFA. The panel is being organized by Art

Rawers and Don Staab. We are looking for

additional panel members, especially ISTFA

attendees. If you are interested in helping

select papers, being on the panel, leading a

discussion, or contributing in another way,

please e-mail us at [email protected].

SCV/CS

Control ofComplex SystemsComplex dynamic systems arecharacterized by high dimensionality,uncertainty, and decentralized informationstructure constraints. A multiplicity ofcontrollers is attached to the system toachieve fast action in response to localinputs and reduce the effects ofperturbations. In order to decrease thecommunication overhead and/or obey theconstraints on control structure, thecontrollers have access to local informationonly, but must secure a stable and reliableperformance. Dr. Dragoslav Siljak, Santa ClaraUniversity, will address this topic at theJanuary 16 meeting of the Santa ClaraValley Control Systems Society. He willreview the present status and prospects ofdecentralized control theory with emphasison overlapping information structureconstraints within the Inclusion Principle.A variety of applications will be discussedincluding large electric power systems, asegmented telescope, and platooning ofvehicles on highways and in the air. Dragoslav D. Siljak holds the B&M SwigUniversity Chair in Engineering at SantaClara University. His research is in thetheory of large complex systems and itsapplications to problems in controlengineering, power systems, economics,aerospace, and model ecosystems. He has recently given plenary lectures onhis research at conferences in mathematicalsciences and engineering in Canada,Germany, Italy, Russia, and USA. Professor Siljak is the author ofmonographs Decentralized Control ofComplex Systems (Academic Press, 1991),Large Scale Dynamic Systems: Stability andStructure (North-Holland, 1978), andNonlinear Systems (Wiley, 1969). He is oneditorial boards of several scientificjournals, including Communications inApplied Analysis; Journal of DifferenceEquations and Applications; NonlinearAnalysis; Dynamics of Continuous, Discreteand Impulsive Systems; and InternationalJournal of Hybrid Systems. Professor Siljakis an honorary member of the SerbianAcademy of Sciences and Arts, and a LifeMember of IEEE.


SF/PES

The Future of Real-Time EnergyManagement Systems forTransmission System OperationOn January 15, Mr. John Sell of EleQuant,

Inc., will speak to the San Francisco Power

Engineering Society about the latest

advances in Energy Management Systems

(EMS).

First, he will give an overview of the

capabilities and limitations of the current

generation of EMS covering topics such as

state estimation, load flows, and outage

restoration. Mr. Sell will then discuss and

demonstrate EleQuant�s EMS software that

takes into account tomorrow�s challenges

including issues like grid planning,

congestion management, and transmission

pricing.

John Sell leads the sales efforts for

EleQuant in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Sell

has more than 15 years of electrical industry

experience. He has managed national sales

programs for power quality measurement/

mitigation and electrical equipment. He was

previously the Basic Measuring Instruments

product manager for the Electric Power

Research Institute�s 1990�s Distribution

Power Quality Survey that, for the first

time, measured industry-wide electric

power quality in the United States.

Mr. Sell earned a Bachelor�s degree in

electrical engineering technology and a

Master�s degree in industrial administration

from Purdue University. He has been an

IEEE member since 1990 and was

previously the vice-chairman of the IEEE

San Francisco Industry Applications

Society.

See the calenda of events for details.

SCV/CPMT

Wireless LAN Markets and CompaniesWe see the Wireless LAN chipset market

growing to 80 million units in 2005 from

20 million units in 2002, with dual-mode

802.11 (a/b or a/g) solutions surpassing the

single-mode (802.11 b or g) revenues in

2004. We believe the 802.11 and 2.5/3G

will co-exist and, for the most part, be

complementary in nature. However, with

respect to data transmission, we believe,

depending on the demography, WLAN will

likely have an impact on 2.5/3G revenues.

In the WLAN arena, we believe Intersil,

Atheros Communications, and Broadcom

are all well-positioned. (We estimate

WLAN is growing at a CAGR of 60%.) In

the cell phone arena, we believe Texas

Instruments, QUALCOMM, RF Micro

Devices, and Skyworks are all well-

positioned and estimate that the cell phone

arena is growing at a CAGR of 5-10%.

That�s Satya Chillara, Semiconductor

Sector, W. E. Hambrecht, speaking. Come

hear and discuss the latest information and

strategies in this hot field when Mr. Chillara

speaks at the January 8 meeting of the Santa

Clara Valley CPMT Society.

OEB/Communications

VDSL at a Glance:Technology andApplicationsVDSL is the most powerful member of thexDSL family, capable of providing up to50 Mbps on a single telephone wire. Itprovides unmatched flexibility in rate, reach,and symmetry to satisfy the increasingdemand for high-speed services such ascorporate communications, fast Internetaccess and high quality digital audio andvideo delivery. Dr. Fernando Ramirez-Mireles, of IkanosCommunications, will discuss this topic atthe January 16 meeting of the Oakland/EastBat Communications Society. Hispresentation will provide an introduction tothe VDSL technology and its applicationsand will give an overview of a VDSLsystem, describing channel conditions,system architecture, and VDSLperformance in terms of rate-reach-symmetry objectives. Dr. Ramiriz-Mireles will cover the basicprinciples of VDSL, explaining why VDSLis not just an upgrade of ADSL in terms ofhigher transmission speed, and summarizingthe features in the current VDSL standardthat allow customization and on-the-flyconfiguration of the modems. A generalblock diagram of a DMT-based VDSLmodem will be presented, describing someof the signal processing techniques thatenable this high performance operation andflexibility. Finally, some of the applicationsfor VDSL such as ATM over DSL andEthernet over DSL will also be described. Dr. Ramirez-Mireles has over 8 years ofexperience in R&D for communicationsapplications such as VDSL, ultra-wide bandwireless communications and speechprocessing. In the last 3 years he has workedin the DSL field, first in the strategictechnology group of Aware Inc, a providerof intellectual property for DSL technology,and presently in the systems and algorithmsgroups of Ikanos Communications, aprovider of silicon solutions for VDSL. Hehas authored twenty technical articles andhas three patents pending. He is a seniormember of the IEEE and received his PhDdegree from the University of SouthernCalifornia, Los Angeles.


SCV/PELS

Modeling, Design, and Simulation ofPower Conversion CircuitsMany power conversion circuits use a

switching power stage to efficiently regulate

an output voltage. A control loop, required

for this regulation, has to deal with a

nonlinear system. In order to easily design

this controller (using small-signal analysis)

we need to model the switching converter

with a continuous time linear system. In this

way we benefit from all of the existing

Laplace transform methods and techniques.

Phil Cooke will address this topic at the

January 22 meeting of the Santa Clara

Valley Power Electronics Society. He will

review operation and straightforward

mathematical techniques useful in the

modeling, design, and simulation of power

conversion circuits. Please come and join

the discussion.

SCV/Computer

The IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN Standard forWireless Metropolitan Area NetworksWhile the world�s data transmission

capacities are growing at an enormous rate,

relatively few users have broadband access

to them. Wired solutions, including fiber,

cable modems, and digital subscriber lines,

have limitations that prevent ubiquitous

deployment. Broadband wireless access

(BWA) is an alternative that offers quick

build-out at a low cost.

A key issue for the success of these

systems is global standardization. Within the

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards

Committee, the 802.16 Working Group on

Broadband Wireless Access, with hundreds

of participants worldwide, has completed

the WirelessMAN air interface standard for

fixed wireless metropolitan area networks

operating from 2-66 GHz.

With this work completed, 802.16 has

been chartered to extend its standard to

address mobile terminals as well. Roger B.

Marks will address this topic at the June 15

meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Computer

Society. His talk provides an overview of

the 802.16 technology, which is based on a

QoS-oriented point-to-multipoint medium

access control layer with an optional mesh

topology and both single-carrier and OFDM

physical layers. The talk also overviews the

802.16 standardization project.

Roger B. Marks is with the National

Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST) in Boulder, Colorado. In 1998, he

initiated the effort that led to the IEEE

802.16 Working Group on Broadband

Wireless Access, chairing it since inception

and serving as technical editor of IEEE

Standards 802.16 and 802.16.2. He also

serves actively on the IEEE 802 Executive

Committee.

Marks received his AB in physics in 1980

from Princeton University and his PhD in

applied physics in 1988 from Yale

University. Author of over 80 publications,

his awards include the 1995 IEEE Morris

E. Leeds Award (an IEEE Technical Field

Award) and the Broadband Wireless Hall

of Fame.

SCV/Magnetics

MagneticSensing ofPeopleProfessor Des Mapps is head of the Centrefor Research in Information StorageTechnology in the University of Plymouth,England, which is the largest universityresearch centre of its type in Europe. Hehas had a long career in magnetic recordingresearch and recently, as a result of workon MR and GMR sensors for magneticrecording, he has become interested in newmagnetic sensing technologies and theirapplication to human beings. Prof. Mapps will discuss this topic at theJanuary 14 meeting of the Santa ClaraValley Magnetics Society. In particular, histalk deals with the present state of the artand the prospects for a new sensingtechnology, Giant Magneto Impedance, asa candidate for biomagnetic sensing in thefuture. D. J. Mapps is professor and head ofCentre for Research in Information StorageTechnology, SONY Professor of electronicinformation engineering, Department ofCommunication & Electronic Engineering,at the University of Plymouth, England. Prof. Mapps joined what was thenPlymouth Polytechnic as a junior lecturerin 1973. He was promoted to senior lecturerin 1975, reader in 1980 and professor andhead of research in 1986. In 1990 hefounded the Centre for Research inInformation Technology (CRIST) atPlymouth. In 1991/92 he was the firstholder of the SONY Sabbatical Chair at theSONY Research Centre in Yokohama,Japan and now holds the title of SONYProfessor of Electronic InformationEngineering.Des Mapps is a Fellow of the UK Instituteof Physics and Fellow of the UK Instituteof Electrical Engineers.


SCV EMS

Preparing Technical Presentations, and theEthics of ManagementThe Santa Clara Valley Engineering

Management Society�s Jan 29 meeting will

begin with a before-dinner skills forum on

delivering effective engineering

presentations to decision makers. This will

be followed by networking and a sit-down

dinner. After dinner will continue the EMS

tradition of executive presentations by the

chairman of Cirrus Logic describing how

good ethics is good business, based on his

extensive experience in the semiconductor

industry.

Management ForumPreparing TechnicalPresentations to Decision-MakersNo one expects an engineer to present with

the drama and polish of a television

personality or a CEO. Yet, even allowing a

little latitude for nerd nerves, engineers

frequently fail to sell their ideas effectively.

Their presentations are typically too

technical, too detailed, and too long.

Decision-makers, including executives and

customers, are listening for the bottom-line

and the next steps. But too often they come

away shaking their heads in confusion. The

effect of this poor communication can be

devastating to projects in need of active

sponsorship and clear direction.

In this forum, we�ll explore pitfalls

common to engineering presenters. We�ll

peek into the politics behind projects, and

we�ll look at a framework for identifying

and conveying business benefit in effective

presentations.

Speaker for the forum, Roxanna Dunn,

holds a Masters in education and an MBA

in information technology. She spent 20

years managing software development

engineers at Hewlett-Packard Company,

including a number of years developing

business systems architectures. She weaves

the conceptual view of academia with the

real-world view of corporate experience

and the integration view of architecture.

Having both given and received

engineering presentations over many years

and many projects, she recognized the need

to help engineers look beyond their content

to the needs of the audience and the political

and economic environment in which

presentations are delivered.

After-Dinner presentationGood Ethics is Good BusinessEthics has emerged from an esoteric

philosophical study to the center stage of

American life, as citizens become infuriated

with unethical behavior in politics and now

into industry. This talk is about ethics, both

from a leadership perspective and from an

industry perspective. The hypothesis: good

ethics is morality: justice, honesty, fairness,

decency; and good ethics is also good

business. It is a question of: �Pay me now,

or pay me later!�

The ethics of a business, or any

organization, is determined by its culture -

how things actually get done. And the

reality is that the culture is what the top

executives actually do. The senior leader,

therefore, is ultimately responsible for the

ethical behavior of his employees.

This presentation by Cirrus Logic�s senior

executive will be enlivened with poignant

historical and current examples from

industry, to clearly explain and validate the

hypothesis. At the conclusion, an ethical

decision-making model will be presented.

The model was developed by the Markkula

Center for Applied Ethics at the University

of Santa Clara.

Michael L. Hackworth is co-founder of,

and currently chairman of the board of

Cirrus Logic. He also serves on the Board

of Directors of Read-Rite Corp. and Virage

Logic Corp., as well as several private

company boards. Prior to becoming

chairman of Cirrus Logic in April 1999, he

had served as president and chief executive

officer for the company since January 1985.

Under his leadership, Cirrus Logic has

grown from a start-up venture to become a

major supplier of advanced integrated

circuits. The company�s growth, one of the

fastest companies in the semiconductor

business to reach $1billion in annual sales,

was highlighted in September 1997 with

Cirrus Logic placing tenth on the �Silicon

Valley Fast 50� list, with special recognition

for winning for three consecutive years.

A native of Silicon Valley, Mr.

Hackworth attended Junipero Serra High

School in San Mateo and holds a degree in

engineering from Santa Clara University. He

is personally active in several community

activities, and leads Cirrus Logic in

sponsoring charitable programs in the

valley. Santa Clara University awarded him

an honorary degree of Doctor of Public

Service.


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SCV/Communications

Radio Modules, Partitioned Modules, andWireless LANs on AircraftWireless connectivity is the buzzword of the

electronics industry. It is thought to be the

answer to getting consumers to purchase more

electronic equipment. Putting wireless devices

into portable equipment opens Pandora�s Box

with respect to regulatory and certification

issues. One of the few mechanisms that are

available to ease this process is little understood

and virtually unknown in the design community.

Jeffrey Schiffer will discuss this mechanism at

the January 8 meeting of the Santa Clara Valley

Communications Society. His presentation will

define and detail the requirements for modules,

and outline the future direction being pursued

by an Industry Group, founded by Mr. Schiffer,

which will enable wireless integration onto any

platform. In addition to his discussion on Radio

Modules, Mr. Schiffer will discuss various

industry activities related to having wireless

devices be used legally on commercial aircraft.

Jeffrey Schiffer is currently co-director of

wireless research at Intel Labs. He has a

Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering

from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Since graduation, he has focused his energies

on the design and development of RF systems,

cable modems, synthesizers, microwave

systems, and secure networking devices for both

the Government and private industry.

His experience covers the entire gambit of RF

solutions, from building the receiving system for

the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

(SETI) project, an earth station for the Chinese

(for Chinasat), the voice communications system

for the LEM project, a broadband LAN for

Wang computer systems (WangNet), to

components used in various microwave

communications systems.

Mr. Schiffer was one of the original members

of the Intel Bluetooth team. He currently chairs

the Bluetooth Aviation working group, and an

industry group working toward global adoption

of the Module Approval process. He is active

in other wireless regulatory activities around the

world.


Consultants

Building Embedded Applications usingLinux and other Operating Systems.Software has become an essential part of

many products today. On the surface much

of this software looks more like normal

applications than traditional embedded

software and the support of a general-

purpose operating system is often

appropriate. Yet, development often

includes using hardware different than on

the desktop, writing drivers and interrupt

handlers for custom hardware, and

tampering with the OS to improve

performance. None of these are really as

difficult as they may seem except maybe the

debugging. But the programmer must

carefully address timing and

synchronizations issues�or risk

intermittent failure and deadlocks that cause

debugging nightmares.

Bill Rousseau, will present an informal

tutorial on the traps and tricks of the trade

drawing on examples abstracted from

actual, and a few hypothetical, applications

at the January 21 meeting of the IEEE

Consultants Network of Silicon Valley.

One example includes a simple home-

brew OS (used in a real spacecraft).

Alternative operating systems will be

discussed and briefly compared. Because

many seem intimidated by building a custom

Linux kernel, or making minor kernel

modifications, both will be discussed. After

the talk building a custom kernel will be

demonstrated on a laptop to show how easy

it is. Similarly the implications of the GNU

license for the Linux kernel, system utilities,

and libraries will be discussed to show that

it neither imposes a significant burden on

the product seller nor, normally, a significant

limitation on protecting proprietary

software.

For the last ten years, Bill has been

consulting on a broad range of computer

applications. He has designed and

implemented or directed the implementation

of, or advised on specialty applications for

ATM (the money machine) communication,

credit card transactions, faxing of drug test

results, Japanese language mail order call

center, airline protocol (ALC), Internet and

Internet security, telephone over cable, and

others.

Most involved Unix, Linux, or NT and

one had a home-brew OS when the client

insisted he had to own the OS. Clients are

typically small or medium-sized companies

and have included, Prestige International,

Pharmchem, Internet Travel Network

(acquired by Sabre), IDG Books, Network

Planning, Brandon Interscience, and others.

Prior to that, Bill was involved with and

frequently directed engineering and physics

research at Lawrence Livermore National

Laboratory. Many projects involved both

hardware and software. He got his feet wet

in real-time programming in 1960 in a

summer job at the Westinghouse Electric

Corporation, Research Laboratory where

he proposed and implemented a real-time

task scheduler to bring order to real-time,

direct digital control computer control

software for a simulated nuclear power

plant.

Dr. Rousseau has a PhD from Stanford

University and a BS From Carnegie Mellon

University all in E.E.

SCV/PELS

Modeling, Design, andSimulation of PowerConversion CircuitsMany power conversion circuits use a

switching power stage to efficiently regulate

an output voltage. A control loop, required

for this regulation, has to deal with a

nonlinear system. In order to easily design

this controller (using small-signal analysis)

we need to model the switching converter

with a continuous time linear system. In this

way we benefit from all of the existing

Laplace transform methods and techniques.

Phil Cooke will address this topic at the

January 22 meeting of the Santa Clara

Valley Power Electronics Society. He will

review operation and straightforward

mathematical techniques useful in the

modeling, design, and simulation of power

conversion circuits. Please come and join

the discussion.

SF PES/IASTP-1 Energy Efficient Transformersand the Changes to the CaliforniaTitle 20 StandardsTitle 20 Changes slated to take effect in

March of 2003 set tough new standards for

the efficiency of low voltage dry type

transformers. Energy Efficient, NEMA

Standard TP-1 (EPA �Energy Star�)

transformers are your solution to meeting

the new standards.

Each Year, over two percent of the U.S.

electricity production (Over 61 Billion-

Kilowatt hours) is wasted due to

transformer inefficiencies. California and

the Federal Government are serious about

chipping away at this waste. TP-1 Energy

Star transformers are a great tool to employ

for new designs and retrofits. TP-1, Energy

Star transformers save money and offer real

savings.

Finn Schenck will address this topic at

the January 22 meeting of the Santa Clara


Valley Power Engineering and Industry

Applications Society. At this timely

meeting, you�ll learn all about Energy

Efficient transformers, how to apply them,

when to use them, and how to make them

work for you. Schenck will review Title 20

Standards with respect to Low Voltage Dry

transformers and discuss the differences

between Energy Efficient TP-1

transformers and traditional 150, 115, and

80 deg. C rise transformers. He will also

look at TP-1 transformers in harmonic rich

environments.

So much information � in so little time.

You will be astounded.

Finn Schenck is a sales executive with

Square D Company and chairman of the SF/

IAS Chapter. Finn has been peddling

transformers and other electrical

distribution products for over 14 years.

Despite his degree in mechanical

engineering, he has been known to dazzle

an audience or two with his transformer

knowledge.

SCV/EMC

OEB/IAS

Extending Battery Life With AutomatedBattery Management SystemsThe January 16 meeting of the IEEE

Industry Applications Society for the

Oakland East Bay Area will feature a talk

on the subject of Extending Battery Life

With Automated Battery Management

Systems.�The topics that will be covered

in this talk include the following: Battery

life extension; Battery self-discharge;

Improving battery reliability & life through

individual cell charging; Float charging

versus automated single cell charging;

Advanced communications for battery

condition and parameter reporting;

Continuous monitoring and active

interaction with cells; Battery managment

software; Industrial Applications; and

Telecommunication Applications.

The speaker will be David Dedinsky,

product engineer with the Autocap Division

of APC. This talk promises to be a helpful

update on the state of the art for battery

management systems.

Electromagnetic Emission from�Dielectric� Optical Fiber CablesThe conventional wisdom is that optical

fiber is dielectric, and thus does not radiate

RF emissions. In practice, optical fiber cable

connectors have non-negligible amounts of

conductive material, for example a ferrule,

spring, and crimp ring. As data rates have

increased beyond 1 gigabit/second (Gbps),

equipment with supposedly �RF tight�

enclosures exhibited high levels of RF

emissions, failing to meet FCC/European

electromagnetic compliance (EMC)

requirements.

Robert Dahlgren will tackle this topic at

the January 14 meeting of the Santa Clara

Valley Electromagnetic Compatibility

Society In his presentation, he says it is

hypothesized that these small metallic bits

can re-radiate RF emissions due to

capacitive coupling, and a model is

proposed. Data will be presented to support

this mechanism for RF emission, and

corrective measures to reduce these

emissions will be suggested

Robert Dahlgren is president of Silicon

Valley Photonics Ltd., a consultancy in

advanced optical technology. He has been

working in optical technology for more than

20 years, and was previously employed at

Honeywell, Control Data, Sperry

Aerospace, the Charles Stark Draper

Laboratory, Transcendata, and Fujikura

Technology.

He is the author of more than ten patents

and numerous technical publications, and

is a recipient of the IEEE �3rd Millennium�

award.

He is the chairman-emeritus of the award-

winning Santa Clara Valley chapter of the

IEEE Lasers & Electro-Optics Society. He

received his MS degree from MIT in

aeronautics/astronautics in 1993, his second

MS degree from San Jose State University

in physics in 2001, and his BSEE from the

University of Minnesota in 1983.

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SCV/EMB

Recent Advances inCardiovascular MRI Imaging Dr. Robert Herfkens will be the featured

speaker at the January 15 meeting of the

Santa Clara Valley Engineering in Medicine

& Biology Society. Dr. Herfkens has

extensively studied the in-vivo mechanical

properties of arteries using magnetic

resonance imaging as a non-invasive

measurement method. He and his

colleagues have published many articles in

this area in recent years.

Noninvasive measurement of arterial wall

properties are difficult to measure, and have

wide application in the theoretical modeling

of dynamic motion of arterial wall during

the cardiac cycle, as well as in the

development of new medical devices such

as stents. These recent publications

illustrate the range of applications of this

method.

�Quantification of vessel wall cyclic strain

using cine phase contrast magnetic

resonance imaging.�

In vivo quantification of vessel wall cyclic

strain has important applications in

physiology and disease research and the

design of intravascular devices. Methods

are described to calculate vessel wall strain

from cine PC-MRI velocity data. Forward-

backward time integration is used to

calculate displacement fields from the

velocities, and cyclic Green-Lagrange strain

is computed in segments defined by the

displacements. Results demonstrated

nonuniform deformation and

circumferential variation in cyclic strain.

�In vivo quantification of blood flow and

wall shear stress in the human abdominal

aorta during lower limb exercise.�

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging

techniques and a custom MR-compatible

exercise bicycle were used to measure, in

vivo, the effects of exercise on

hemodynamic conditions in the abdominal

aorta of eleven young, healthy subjects.

�Measurement of vessel wall strain using

cine phase contrast MRI.�

The objective was to determine the

feasibility of using magnetic resonance

imaging (MRI) to non-invasively measure

strain in the aortic wall. Cine phase contrast

MRI was used to measure the velocity of

the aortic wall and calculate changes in

circumferential strain over the cardiac cycle.

Results of in vivo studies and measurement

of cyclic strain in human thoracic and

abdominal aortas demonstrate the feasibility

of the technique.

Dr. Herfkins will discuss these publications

as well as other recent advances in

Cardiovascular MRI Imaging.

Dr. Robert Herfkens is a professor of

radiology and director of magnetic

resonance imaging at Stanford University.

His current research interests include

cardiovascular magnetic resonance

imaging, fast imaging techniques and

development of techniques for image-

guided therapies, as well as cardiovascular

and Body CT.

SCV/CPMT and Reliability

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customer satisfaction and profitability. The

subdiscipline known as DFR (Design For

Reliability) is a vital component of most

modern design teams. Achieving a

product�s reliability goals requires the

proper application of both tools and

techniques.

The Santa Clara Valley Reliability and

CPMT Society Chapters have organized

this two-day Short Course covering the

basics of reliability theory and

implementation for the design, quality, and

manufacturing engineer or manager. In this

class, emphasis is placed on learning the

proper application of each reliability tool

and technique, and also on knowing when

to apply each � and why. The tools of

reliability can be divided into two categories

- analytical methods, and testing techniques.

A number of analytical tools will be

identified and defined. Key ones used in

industry today are Failure Modes and

Effects Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis,

Reliability Modeling, and Maintainability

and Availability Analyses. Proving the

reliability of a device or product is

accomplished with such tools as

Demonstration Testing, Accelerated

Testing, and Weibull Plotting of Life-test

Data. The student will gain an

understanding and proficiency with these

reliability tools and others.

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Ops A La Carte, received his B.S. Degree

from the University of Colorado at Boulder,


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IEEE-USA President Describes Threats Facing U.S.Engineers at Summiton the U.S. Science and

Engineering WorkforceIEEE-USA President LeEarl Bryant

pointed to recent sharp increases in

engineering unemployment and declining

real wages as serious threats to the long-

term viability of U.S. engineering careers

at the National Academies� Pan

Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science

and Engineering Workforce last month.

Bryant expressed serious concerns about

the potentially adverse, long-term effects

of workforce utilization practices that are

making engineering jobs less secure and

engineering careers more tenuous than ever.

She cited the increasing reliance by

employers on temporary foreign workers,

non-standard employment arrangements

and outsourcing of engineering work to

lower cost, offshore locations. Non-

standard employment arrangements utilize

contingent, part-time, or contract workers

instead of regular, full-time employees to

reduce labor costs and facilitate just-in-time

delivery of high value-added products and

services, Bryant explained.

Unfortunately, management�s short-term

emphasis on labor flexibility seems to be

creating long-term disincentives to

continuing participation by many of the

nation�s best and brightest in America�s

engineering enterprise, the IEEE-USA

president said.

Many aspiring and experienced engineers,

when confronted with the prospect of

periodic unemployment and flat or declining

real wages, are voting with their feet and

opting for careers in fields that offer more

long-term job security and higher real wages

? fields such as business administration, law

and medicine.

Other important issues highlighted by the

IEEE-USA president included the need to:

provide timely information on engineering

labor market conditions; strengthen math

and science education in grades K-12;

expand engineering educational and

employment opportunities for women,

minorities, handicapped and older

Americans; improve lifelong learning

(continuing education) for practicing

engineers and scientists; and reform the

nation�s educational and employment-based

immigration system.

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