SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- As consumer devices continue to fill the marketplace, find out what the future holds for the semiconductor and nanoelectronic start-ups powering technology's next generation at MicroVentures Conference -- produced by Dow Jones VentureWire -- Nov. 28 and 29, 2006, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif. Technology and company leaders from LSI Logic, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Freescale Semiconductor and TSMC will be featured keynote speakers.
Now in its fifth year, MicroVentures is the leading event for the chip industry, providing a look at the best up and coming semiconductor and nanoelectronic companies in the market. The two-day event gives venture and corporate investors, companies and entrepreneurs a balanced and fair view of the semiconductor-related technologies and services ripe for investment and partnership.
Among the featured keynote presenters is Abhi Talwalkar, president and CEO of LSI Logic. Under Mr. Talwalkar's leadership, LSI Logic shifted from being a technology-driven company to one driven by the consumer and storage markets. Attendees will hear why the company chose to focus on these two market areas and the challenges and opportunities they present.
Another keynote presentation will feature Hans Stork, chief technology officer, senior vice president and director of silicon technology development at Texas Instruments, sitting down with The Wall Street Journal's Deputy San Francisco Bureau Chief Don Clark to discuss meeting the consumer challenge. Mr. Stork will discuss the areas Texas Instruments is going in regarding consumer-related chips and outline the pitfalls and opportunities for start-ups treading in this potentially lucrative area.
As semiconductors add intelligence and connectivity to items like automobiles and refrigerators, it brings along new technical and business challenges. Sumit Sadana, senior vice president of strategy and business development and chief technology officer at Freescale Semiconductor, will talk about the growth opportunities in embedding processing and new innovations like MRAM in a keynote interview.
Behrooz Abdi, senior vice president and general manager of chipset technologies at Qualcomm and a former executive at Motorola, will be discussing the challenges for chip companies serving the wireless industry in his keynote interview.
TSMC North America President Rick Cassidy is featured in a special lunchtime keynote presentation discussing the chip industry in the U.S. and where the competition is coming from.
For more information about this year's MicroVentures Conference, or to register, call (866) 291-1800 or go to http://microventures.dowjones.com/.
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