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Technology Exchange Forum
Implementing Highly Efficient, Highly Linear,
Broadband (>100 MHz)
Power Amplifier Device & Sub-System
Technologies
For Macro and Small Cells
October 26, 2010
Chicago Illinois, USA Area
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Improving Tower Top Electronic Reliability
From Design, Installation, Operations, and Maintenance
And Tour: US Cellular NOC and Datacenter
October 26-29, 2009
Chicago, Illinois USA
Keynote by: US Cellular
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Driving Hardware & Software Development
Quality
For Future Mobile Devices
An Industry-Wide Best Practices Proposal for Operator Lab Entry
To Reduce Costs & Improve Time-to-Market for All
September 21-24, 2010
London, UK
Keynote by: Vodafone
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Managing LTE, 3G & WiMAX Networks using
Self Organizing / Self Optimizing Technologies
Impact of BaseStation,
RF, Backhaul & Core Equipment
What is Needed to Reduce Network OPEX?
for Macro, Micro, Pico, Femto, Relays, DAS, and
WiFi Cells
June 1-4, 2010
London, UK
Keynote by: Vodafone
Interactive
Technical Workshop
A Day with China Mobile
Plus One-On-One Private Meetings
Mobile Device Requirements for 11+ Bands & 7+ Modes
April 30, 2010
Newark, NJ USA Keynote by:
China Mobile
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Mobile Device Power Management Workshop
Requirements and
Technologies
for
Wireless Handsets, Data Devices, Embedded Modules
April 28-29, 2010
Newark, NJ USA Keynotes by:
Nokia, Intel
Working Group Session
IWPC Mobile Device Power Management
Working Group Meeting
April 28, 2010
Newark, NJ USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
LTE Devices
Applications
& Use Cases
and their Impact on
Wireless Handsets, Data Devices, Embedded Modules and Network
Resources
April 26-27, 2010
Newark, NJ USA Keynote by:
Verizon Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Heterogeneous Networks
Macro-cells, Micro-Cells, Pico-Cells
Femto-Cells, Relays, DAS, and WiFi
Cell Splitting, Interference Management,
Range Extension, Load Balancing, Etc...
for Increased Capacity & Coverage
at Affordable Costs
and
The impact of a Het Net on
Portable & Mobile Devices
March 10-12, 2010
London, UK
Keynote by: Vodafone Global Networks
Interactive
Technical Workshop
LTE & WIMAX Backhaul Summit
North America, 2010
Technology & Business Tradeoffs for
Fiber and Wireless Solutions
January 19-22, 2010
Atlanta,
Georgia USA
Keynote by:
Verizon Wireless
With
Carrier participation by:
MetroPCS and
Leap
Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Towards Affordable Automotive Radar
Sensors
Is it Possible to Develop a Set of Common
Specifications to Reduce Costs?
And Drive Test Demos of Ford, Delphi and Valeo
Vehicles on Ford's Test Track
December 1-3, 2009
Cologne, Germany area
Keynote by: Ford Motor Company
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Managing Coexistence of “15 Modes & 40 Bands”
for MIMO Handsets and Data Devices
The Performance Challenge for WAN, LAN, PAN, NFC,
GPS, FM, TVRx Modes
October 13-16, 2009
Lund,
Sweden
Hosted
by: Sony-Ericsson
Interactive
Technical Workshop
MIMO Distributed Antenna Systems –
DAS, Remote Radios and Repeaters
For Indoor and Outdoor LTE/WIMAX Coverage
Lowering Costs of Implementation and Increasing Performance
And Tour:
Verizon's Network Operation Center
September 14-17, 2009
Dallas, Texas USA
Hosted by: Verizon Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Improving Handset Software & Hardware Quality
Design & Mfgr. Strategies to Proactively Manage Increasing
Complexity
July
21-24,
2009
Elizabeth, New
Jersey, USA
Hosted
by: Verizon Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Next
Generation Data Centric Devices,
Networks, and Services, 2011
What is needed for
“Always Best Connected Services”
to Increase Data ARPU?
June
23-26, 2009
Venice, Italy
Hosted by: Telecom Italia Future Center
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Tower Mounted Electronics Reliability
Requirements and Solutions for Increased MTBF
And Tour
Nokia Siemens Networks Solutions Experience
Center
May
12-15, 2009
Munich, Germany
Hosted
by: T-Mobile
Interactive
Technical Workshop
High Efficiency, High Linearity
Semiconductor Devices for
Base Station & Tower Top Power Amplifiers, III
Devices, Linearization, Efficiency Solutions and
Packaging for RF Power Generation
May
11-12, 2009
Munich, Germany
Roundtable
Ka Band VSAT TERMINALS
MMIC and Packaging TECHNOLOGIES
to Lower System Costs
With:
Hughes Network Systems
April 21,
2009
Herndon,
Virginia USA
(Washington, DC area)
Interactive
Technical Workshop
MMwave/THz Security Systems
for Government and Commercial Applications
April 19-22, 2009
Herndon, Virginia USA
(Washington, DC area)
And Tour of NIST
(National Institute of Science and Technology)
Interactive
Technical Workshop
MIMO Handsets
What, How & When?
For LTE, LTE Advanced, WiMAX & HSPA+
Toronto,
Canada
March
10-13, 2009
Keynote
Presentation by:
Research In Motion
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Backhaul for Supporting LTE & WiMAX
Considerations for Total Cost of End-to-End Ownership
Milan, Italy
January 27-30, 2009
Hosted by: Vodafone
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Towards 10 Gb/s Short Range Radios
60 GHz PANs (802.15.c), Wireless HD,
ECMA, VHT-SG,
UWB, WiFi (802.11.n X by Y MIMO), G.HN, Others
Applications, Technology Comparisons and Enablers
Postponed -
contact IWPC for details
Co-Hosted
by:
Motorola & IBM
Interactive
Technical Workshop
LTE Network
Deployment Options
Implementing next-generation mobile networks
with minimum CAPEX and OPEX
A Qualcomm
Field Demo:
MIMO Drive Testing with Multimedia Applications
San Diego,
California, USA
November
13-14, 2008
Hosted by: Verizon Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
MIMO Summit
Does
MIMO Make Sense,
from a Link Budget Point of View
Looking at the Network and Handset -
together as a system
MIMO RF
Link Budget Estimates
A Qualcomm
Field Demo:
MIMO Drive Testing with Multimedia Applications
San Diego,
California, USA
November
11-12, 2008
Hosted by: Verizon Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Next Generation Automotive Radar
Applications, Reliability, Sensor Fusion,
Frequency Regulations, Tradeoffs vs Cost
and Tour: Daimler AG Research Labs
&
Driving Demos in Mercedes Vehicles
Ulm,
Germany area
October
15, 16, 17, 2008
Co-Hosted
by:
Daimler AG
&
Continental Automotive
Interactive
Technical Workshop
MMwave/THz Security Systems
for
Critical Infrastructure & Mass Transport
Technology Options for Meeting New Challenges
and Tour of:
Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
Tours,
France
October
7-10, 2008
Hosted by:
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA)
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Extending Handset Usage Time
Advanced power management technologies
Including:
Displays, RF, Power Sources, PMICs, Processors, and OS
And Tour: Verizon Wireless Handset Test Lab
West Orange, New Jersey
USA
September 23-26, 2008
Hosted by: Verizon Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Flexible 4G Base Station Architectures
Future-Proofing LTE and WiMAX Infrastructure
Planning for expansions in data rate and capacity
Middlesex (London), UK
June 10-13, 2008
Hosted by:
Nokia Siemens Networks and OBSAI
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Multi-band, Multi-mode Handsets
Handling 10+ mobile bands with
2G, 3G, and 4G
simultaneously along with TV, FM Radio, Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB,
NFC, and others
San Francisco, California, USA
May 6-8, 2008
Studying Multi-Mode Scenarios by:
Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, US Cellular, others
Hosted by:
RF Micro Devices and Skyworks Solutions
** NEW ** -
IWPC Tutorial
Security Detection Techniques and
Requirements
A Guide for the Millimeter Wave Community
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
April 15, 2008
Presenter:
Mr. Tim Sheldon
UK Home Office, Program Manager for Explosives and Weapons
Detection (retired)
Interactive
Technical Workshop
MM-Wave Sensors
For Layered Security Of Critical Infrastructure
Using Emerging MM-Wave Screening Solutions To
Protect Airports, Transportation and Other Critical Assets
With Tour Of:
Transportation Security Laboratory
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
April 15th to 18th, 2008
Keynote Presentation By:
Science and Technology Directorate,
US Department of Homeland Security
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Extending the Life of GSM/EDGE Networks
Network and Handset Capacity, Data Rate and OPEX Improvements
While waiting for WiMAX, LTE and UMB Networks
Madrid, Spain
March 26-28, 2008
Keynote Presentation by:
VodaFone Global, Group Networks
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Antennas for 2010 Handsets
Multi-band and MIMO: Implementation and
Testing Challenges
with a focus on Adaptable and Tunable Antenna
Technology
Plus Tour: T-Mobile NOC
Seattle, WA
USA
February 26-29, 2008
Hosted by: T-Mobile USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Wireless IP/Ethernet Backhaul
for
Next Generation Mobile Networks
Microwave, Millimeterwave Solutions for Packet Radio
Architecture,
Increased Data Rate, Improved Reliability and Future Proofing at
Lowest System Cost
Plus Tour:
Alcatel-Lucent Backhaul Development Lab
Milan,
Italy
January 23-25, 2008
Hosted
by: Alcatel-Lucent
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Future Handset Applications
vs
Next-Gen Hardware
Can Next-Gen Hardware Support New
Applications?
Will Games, Advertising, Search,
Video, LBS Drive ARPU?
Tour of Nokia R&D Center
and Demos of Applications
San
Jose, CA USA
December 5-7, 2007
Hosted
by: Nokia
Special Session
Handset Autonomy Model Launch
Demonstration and Introduction of "Version 1.0"
for prediction of handset battery life
How will this Tool be used by Carriers and
OEMs
to Specify and Purchase Future Handsets?
San
Jose, CA USA
December 4, 2007
Special presentation by:
Verizon Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Power Amplifier Devices for WiMAX, LTE and UMB Basestations
Devices and Packaging for Basestation
RF Power Generation, Linearization and Device Packaging
Stuttgart,
Germany
October
19, 2007
Hosted By:
Freescale, NXP, RFMD, Nitronex, Infineon
Interactive
Technical Workshop
WiMAX, LTE and UMB Infrastructure -
RF Technology Challenges and Comparisons
Power Amplifiers, Transceivers,
Antennas, Modems, Subsystems
Plus Tour:
Alcatel-Lucent Test Facility
Stuttgart,
Germany
October
16-18, 2007
Hosted By:
Alcatel-Lucent
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Automotive Radar – Regulatory Challenges to
Lowering Equipment Cost
Impact of Global Frequency Regulations on
Components, Signal Processing and Antennas
Plus Tour: BMW Auto Plant
Munich,
Germany
September
18-21, 2007
Hosted by:
SARA
Keynotes By: SARA, BMW, GM, Honda
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Millimeterwave Sensors for
Transportation Security Applications
Airport, Marine Ports and Mass Transportation
Security
London, UK
September
11-14, 2007
Keynotes
By:
UK Home Office
UK Transportation Security Agency
France Secretariat General de la Defense Nationale (SGDN)
TNO Defence, Security and Safety Group
Performance Benchmarking Working Group Meeting
Performance Benchmarking Working Group Meeting Millimeterwave
Sensor Systems for Security Applications
London, UK
September
11, 2007
Interactive
Technical Workshop
High Data Rate Mobile Network Overlays &
Base Station Upgrades
Reducing CAPEX and OPEX for EV-DO, UMB, HSPA,
UMTS, LTE, and WiMAX
And Tour: New Andrew Corp. Plant
CoAxial Cable Manufacturing Facility (TBC)
Chicago,
Illinois, USA
August
1-3, 2007
Hosted by:
Huawei
Technology
Exchange Forum
Enclosure and Cooling Technologies for
Outdoor Base Stations
Low Cost, Light Weight and Efficient Options
Chicago,
Illinois, USA
July 31,
2007
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Toward Use of GigaBit Millimeterwave Wireless
in Cellular and Enterprise Networks
Wireless
Cellular Backhaul, Last Mile Access,
Metro Networks, Enterprise and WISP Networks
Dulles,
Virginia
June 19-22, 2007
Hosted by:
Sprint-Nextel
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Handset Power Management for
Multi-Mode, Multi-Band
Improving the User Experience
and Operator ARPU
And Tour: Vodafone’s Multi-Vendor Test Center
May 7 - 10, 2007
Dusseldorf, Germany
Hosted by: Vodafone
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Lowering Mobile TV Costs - II
Infrastructure and Handsets:
Architectures, Options and Tradeoffs
for lowest CAPEX and OPEX
Plus Tour: Abertis Mobile TV Trial
March 20-23, 2007
Barcelona, Spain
Hosted by: Abertis
Keynote by:
Executive Director of the
Broadcast Mobile Convergence Forum, bmcoforum
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Millimeterwave Sensor Solutions for
Government Security Applications
Law Enforcement, Homeland Defense, Airport and Transportation
Security,
Border Monitoring and Perimeter Detection
February 19-21, 2007
Washington DC area
Hosted
by: BAE SYSTEMS, GE, L3-SAFEVIEW, QINETIQ, RAYTHEON, TREX/SAGO
SYSTEMS, SMITHS DETECTION
Tutorial
Microwave, Millimeterwave and Terahertz
Sensor Systems for Security Applications
Basic Principles and System, Module, Device, Material and
Packaging Technologies
February 19, 2007
Washington DC area
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Handset Antenna Technologies for
Multi-Mode, Multi-Band
WANs, MANs, LANs, PANs, Broadcast, GPS
Antennas, Switches, Filters, Matching Networks. Interfaces
to achieve low cost, small size solutions
From 450 MHz to 5GHz
January 30 - February 2,
2007
Research Triangle Park, NC USA
Hosted by: Sony Ericsson
Additional Keynote by:
Verizon Wireless
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Reconfigurable Radios for
Versatile Basestations
Power Amplifiers, Transceivers,
Antenna
Subsystems
and Tour: Siemens Test Facility
December 12-15, 2006
Munich, Germany
Hosted
by: Siemens
Additional Keynote Presentation by Alcatel
Technology
Exchange Forum
High Efficiency, High Linearity Semiconductor Devices for
Basestation Power Amplifiers -- II
Devices and
Packaging for
Basestation
RF Power Generation,
Linearization and Device Packaging
December 11-12, 2006
Munich, Germany
Co-Hosted by:
Cree,
Freescale, Infineon, HVVI, MIMIX Broadband, Nitronix, NXP, RFMD,
TriQuint
Technology
Exchange Forum
Handset RF Front-ends & Transceivers
Integration and Interface Tradeoffs for Flexibility and
Low Cost
In a complex and uncertain marketplace!
October 23-24, 2006
Grenoble, France
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Advanced Handset Technologies
Reconfigurable/Smart Radios, Power Management and
Smart User Interface Technologies
And Tour: France Telecom Research and Development Laboratories
October 24-27, 2006
Hosted by: France Telecom Research and
Development
Grenoble, France
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Government Security Applications
for Millimeterwave Sensors
Law Enforcement, Homeland Defense, Airport and
Transportation Security,
Border Monitoring and Perimeter Detection
September 21-22, 2006
Keynotes and Panels
National Institute of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
(Others TBA)
Washington, DC area
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Driving Down Costs of
Millimeterwave Automotive Radar Sensors
- Towards the $15 Short Range Sensor
RF Components, Signal Processing and Antennas
September 19-21, 2006
Hosted
by:
General Motors
Washington, DC area
TUTORIAL
Automotive Radar & RF Sensor
Technology,
Principals & Practices
System, Device, Material and Packaging
Technologies
September 19, 2006
Instructors
Dr. Alfred Hoess
University for Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden
[Formerly at Siemens VDO]
and
Dr Martin Schneider
University of Bremen
[Formerly at Robert Bosch]
Washington, DC area
Interactive
Technical Workshop
60 GHz Multi-Gigabit Short Range
Wireless Connectivity
Status and Technology Challenges
September 17,18, 2006
Hosted
by:
IBM, Motorola, Philips
Washington, DC area
Interactive
Technical Workshop
China Handset Development for
Asian and Global Markets
Partnering to Build a Win-Win Value Chain
for the Future Mobile Communications Industry
With Tour: Haier's
Handset Manufacturing Facility
June
26-29, 2006
Hosted
by: Haier Corp.
Qingdao, China
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Lowering Mobile TV Infrastructure Costs
Equipment, Architectures,
Options and Tradeoffs for lowest
CAPEX and OPEX
With Tour: O2's Oxford Trial
May 16-19, 2006
Hosted
by: O2 and Arqiva
Oxford, England
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Ultra Low-Cost to Feature-Rich Handsets
2008-2010
Carrier Needs and Supplier
Innovations for
Cost, Features, Power Management, Time-to-Market
Carrier Keynotes or Panel Members:
Alltel, Bell
Mobility, BT,
SK Telecom, Sprint/Nextel,
T-Mobile, TELUS Mobility, Vodafone
April
25-27, 2006
San Jose, CA USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Driving Down Millimeterwave System Costs Through
Advanced Device/Module Packaging
Performance vs. Cost vs. Size
vs. Reliability vs. Availability
March 13-16, 2006
Facilities Tour: Kyocera
San Diego, CA USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Wireless GigaBit Transport
for Distributed Antenna Systems
-- Is it a Viable Option
Millimeterwave, Free Space
Optics
vs Power Line Communications or Fiber
January 24-26, 2006
Hosted by:
ClearLinx, PT Wireless, NextG Networks
Arquiva, American Tower,
Crown Castle International, Fiber Tower
San Francisco, CA USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Wireless Mobile Broadband Markets
–
Hype or Reality?
Global Business and Financial Views
of
Wireless Industry Sectors
January 23-24, 2006
Hosted by:
Deutsche Bank Securities
San Francisco, CA USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Technology Partnering Opportunities
for
Global Mobile Broadband
Infrastructure Equipment
WiMAX (802.16e), UMTS, WCDMA,
HSDPA,
TD-SCDMA, Proprietary
From
chip sets to antennas
From Asian, European and North American Suppliers
And
Tour:
ZTE R&D Facilities
December 5-9, 2005
Hosted
by: ZTE
Shenzhen,
China
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Distributed
Basestation Equipment
for
Increased Capacity and Coverage
Tower Mounted
Electronics, Smart Antennas, Reconfigurable Radios
November 8-11, 2005
Hosted by: Siemens
Munich, Germany
Interactive
Technical Workshop
High
Efficiency, High Linearity Semiconductor Devices for
Basestation Power Amplifiers
Devices and Packaging
for Generation,
Linearization and Thermal Management Techniques
November
7-8, 2005
Co-Hosted by:
Cree,
Filtronic, Freescale, Infineon, Nitronex, Philips, TriQuint
Munich, Germany
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Millimetrewave
Sensors
for
Security & Commercial Applications
A NEW Growing Market
for Millimetrewave Device, Packaging and Assembly
Technologies?
October
10-13, 2005
Co-Hosted by: BAE SYSTEMS, E2V,
Northrup Grumman Corp., QinetiQ, Raytheon,
Roke Manor Research
Oxford, UK
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Future
Handset Power Management
Devices,
Architectures and Packaging
Moving Toward Multi-Day
Autonomy
For
CDMA, WCDMA, EVDO, GSM
and other Portable Mobile Devices
And
Handset
Autonomy Model Working Session
With
Tour
TELUS Mobility Wireless Research Laboratory
September
13-16, 2005
Hosted by:
Verizon Wireless
& TELUS Mobility
Toronto,
Canada
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Broadband
VSAT Challenges for Ku/Ka Band
What will it take to
bring the cost down?
& Tour - Telespazio Facility, Fucino,
Italy
June
21-24, 2005
Hosted by: Telespazio, Eutelsat,
SkyLogic
Rome, Italy
Interactive
Technical Workshop
RF Equipment Challenges
for
Commercial SDR Basestations
Antennas,
Transceivers, Power Amplifiers, Systems
May
16-19, 2005
Hosted by: Nextel Communications
Software
Radio Demonstration By: Vanu, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Demystifying
Options of Short Range Radios
Competing Markets,
Standards and Technologies
High Data Rate
(802.11x, UWB, Wireless
USB, 60 GHz PAN)
&
Low Data Rate
(802.11x, Bluetooth ™,
ZigBee ™, Z-Wave, Low Power Radio, DSRC)
April
18-20, 2005
Hosted by: CSR, EPCOS,
IBM, Infineon,
Intel, Mark IV, Motorola, Philips, RFM
Detroit, MI USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
A
Day with General Motors
3G+ and/or DSRC for High Datarate
Communications with Automobiles?
&
Tour: GM's OnStar Command Center
April
20-22, 2005
Hosted by: General Motors
Detroit, MI USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Millimeterwave
Wireless Options
for Fiber Substitution
- Pros and Cons of E-Band, 60 GHz, FSO
Cellular Backhaul, Infrastructure
Replacements, Last Mile Access
for Enterprise, ILEC, CLEC and WISP Networks
And Tour: Sprint Customer Experience Center
March
7-10, 2005
Hosted by Sprint
Overland Park, MO USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
WiMAX
CPE & Access Point
Devices, Packaging and Assembly
- Are Consumer Prices Possible?
Cost Reduction Options for WiMAX CPEs and
Infrastructure
Tour: Flextronics Assembly Facility
February
7-10, 2005
Hosted by: Alvarion, Motorola, Redline
Communications
San Mateo, CA USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Handset Integration Tradeoffs
vs Margin vs Liability
Sharing
for Lowest Overall Cost
Stacked
Die vs Stacked Packages vs SIP vs SOC,
Integrated Passives, Electro-Mechanical Integration
&
Tour:
Amkor/Unitive Die Level Processing Facility
Jan
17-20, 2005
Hosted by: Sony Ericsson, AMKOR, Elcoteq,
Perlos, Tessera
Technology
Exchange Forum
Semiconductor
Transmitter Solutions
for Multi-Use, Multi-Band Handsets
Single/Dual/Tri
Band Voice & Data,
Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMAX, GPS, …
Jan
16-17, 2005
Hosted by: Anadigics, Infineon, Philips, RFMD,
Fairchild Semi, others...
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Mobile
Broadband Solutions and Equipment
-- The Great Debate
802.16e vs. 802.20 vs. 3G+ vs Proprietary
Applications, solutions, pricing,
volumes and timing?
&
Tour and Demonstrations at
FT's Innovation Garden Facility
Dec
13-16, 2004
Hosted by:
France Telecom
Research & Development
San Francisco, CA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Millimeterwave
Automotive and Communications Markets and Technologies
(24 GHz & 77,79 GHZ)
Oct
18-21, 2004
Hosted by:
Daimler Chrysler, Siemens, Alcatel
Stuttgart, Germany
Tutorial
Automotive
Radar & RF Sensor Technology,
Principals & Practices
System, Device, Material and Packaging
Technologies
Oct 18, 2004
Stuttgart, Germany
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Lowering
BaseStation Equipment OPEX
Tower Top Electronics, Backhaul and
Antenna Options for reducing costs of energy, backhaul and
site leasing
And Tour of T-Mobile Test Facilities and/or Representative
Cell Site
Sept
21-24, 2004
Hosted by: T-Mobile
Hatfield, UK
Interactive
Technical Workshop
High
Efficiency, High Linearity Power Amplifiers for 3G+
Basestations
Power Devices and
Linearization and Thermal Management Techniques
Sept
20-21, 2004
Co-Hosted by: Andrew, Filtronic,
Powerwave, Remec
Hatfield, UK
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Implementing
Environmental Compliance
in the
Wireless Industry Supply Chain
Materials, Processes &
Logistics
for the RoHs 2006 Deadline
Are you ready?
And Tour: Celestica Facility
August
10-13, 2004
Co-Hosted by:
Celestica
Lucent Technologies
Research In Motion
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Wall
Street
meets the
Wireless Industry Supply Chain
May
19-20, 2004
Hosted by:
CIBC World Markets
NYC, NY USA USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Future
SmartPhone
Power Management
Devices, Architectures &
Packaging
to move from 100 to 300 standby hours for
1XRTT, GPRS/EDGE and future WCDMA
Portable Wireless Devices
& Tour - Microsoft Consumer Experience
Center
May
10-13, 2004
Hosted by: Microsoft Corp
Redmond, WA USA
Technology
Exchange Forum
A
Day with Ford Motor Company
A Day Long Interactive Discussion with
Design Engineering and Procurement Professionals
about future needs for:
Wireless Communications in the Automotive Sector
(DSRC, HD Radio, antennas, chipsets)
and
Tour - Ford Motor Company Research
Laboratory
April
7-8, 2004
Hosted by: Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Short
Range Radio Outlook
Demystifying
Standards, Equipment, Technologies vs Markets/Application
802.11x, Bluetooth (tm), ZigBee (tm), UWB, LPR, 802.16x,
60GHz PAN, DSRC
April
4-6, 2004
Hosted
by: EPCOS, Fairchild Semiconductor, Infineon, Motorola,
Philips Semiconductor, RF Monolithics, Skyworks, Texas
Instruments
Dearborn,
MI USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Emerging 60 and 70-90 GHz
“GigaBit Wireless” Communications
What are the
Target Applications and Markets?
and
Will the Projected
Market Volumes be High Enough to
Drive Semiconductor and Packaging Costs Down?
&
Tour of
Cisco Facilities (TBC)
Jan 18-21,
2004
Hosted by: Cisco
Systems
Co-Hosted
by: IBM Research, Endwave, Velocium, UMS, Infineon
Technologies, Motorola
San Jose,
CA USA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Next Generation "Ecological" Handset Design and Manufacturing
The Global
Economic Impact of Recycling
on
Materials, Processes, Devices
&
Tour
Motorola Facility
December
9-12, 2003
Co
Hosted by: Motorola and AMKOR, Nextel Communications
Plantation , Florida , USA
Technology
Exchange Forum
A
Day with Elcoteq
2D --> 3D --> SiP Migration
&
Electro- Mechanical Integration
(antennas, connectors, shielding, plastics)
November
9-10, 2003
Hosted
by: Elcoteq
Espoo,
Finland
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Upgradeable
Basestations
and 2G/3G Transition
Architecture
and Components for "Future Proofing" Basestations
for 2.5G and Beyond
&
Tour of O2 Facilities and Service Demonstrations
November
4-7,
2003
Host:
O2
London ,
UK
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Last
Mile Broadband Solutions
Are
Consumer Prices Possible?
Trends,
Tradeoffs and Requirements of Consumer Priced
Wireless, Satellite, Fibre and Copper Equipment
&
Tour
and Demonstrations at BT's Adastral Park Facility
September
30, October 1-3, 2003
Hosted
by: British Telecom
London , UK
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Outsourcing
Trends in the Wireless Industry
The
Changing Role of EMS ’
in the Supply Chain
June
17-20, 2003
Hosted
by: Celestica
Toronto ,
Canada
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Millimeterwave
Markets, Applications and Technologies from 20-100 GHz
-- An Overview
Where
and When is the future?
Automotive
Radar, Sensors and
Communications Equipment, >20 GHz
and
Tour: Mercedes Engine Assembly Factory
plus
Mercedes Museum
Stuttgart ,
Germany
May 5-8, 2003
May
5-8, 2003
Co-Hosted
by: Daimler Chrysler, Endwave, Stratex Networks, IBM,
UMS, Velocium, Raytheon
Stuttgart ,
Germany
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Basestation
Coverage Enhancement Equipment
Low
Cost, Easily Implemented Solutions
Repeaters,
In-building Coverage Extenders,
Smart Antennas, Software Defined Radios, Superconductor
Subsystems
March
4-7, 2003
Hosted
by: Sprint PCS
Kansas
City ,
MO
Interactive Technical Workshop
Emerging
In-Building &
Short Range Wireless Systems
Applications and Equipment Requirements
802.11x,
Bluetooth (tm),
Bluetooth (tm)-like
Ja nuary
15-16,
2003
Co-Hosted by:
EMS
Technologies
and
Intersil Corp.
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Wall
Street
Meets
Wireless Industry Supply Chain
January
14, 2003
Hosted
by: Merrill Lynch
San
Francisco ,
CA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Cost Effective Automotive Wireless and
Multimedia Systems Packaging
In-Vehicle
"Bluetooth-like" Solutions,
Vehicle Wireless Multimedia Systems and Positioning Systems
&
Tour -- Ford Research Laboratory
Dec
3-6 2002
Hosted
by:
Ford
Motor Company
Dearborn ,
MI
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Cost
& Size Effective
Handset Integrated Packaging
and
Supply Chain Partnering
Toward
40% Integration
at NO Additional Cost
Sept
10-13, 2002
Hosted
by:
Flextronics
Aalborg ,
Denmark
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Last-Mile
Broadband Solutions
Trends, Tradeoffs and Requirements of
Consumer Priced
Wireless, OptoElectronic, Copper
Equipment
& Tour
Bell Canada
Labs
July
22-25, 2002
Hosted
by:
Bell
Canada
Telcordia
Lucent Technologies
Montreal ,
Canada
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Millimeterwave Base Station Backhaul and
60 GHz Unlicensed Band Radios
Trends,
Challenges and Future Requirements for
Equipment Design and Manufacturing
& Tour
Harris Microelectronics Components Operation
(including PA & Module Assembly)
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Wall Street Session
Millimeterwave
Wireless Industry
Marketplace & Business Overview
June
17-20, 2002
Hosted
by: Harris
Corp.
San Jose,
CA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Frequency
Agile, Adaptive
Base Stations
Impact
on RF Equipment of
Software Defined Radios
April
9-11, 2002
Hosted
by:
Alcatel
SEL AG
Stuttgart ,
Germany
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Ka-Band
Broadband Satcom Terminal -
Are Consumer Prices Possible ?
New
Dates,
26 Feb- 1 Mar, 2002
Hosted
by
Alenia Spazio and EuroSkyWay
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Unlicensed-Band
Short Range Radios
Applications and Packaging
Wireless LANs & PANs
(802.11x,
Bluetooth, HiperLAN, Home RF)
&
Demonstration - WayPort WLAN Network
January
29-31, 2002
Hosted
by:
WayPort
Corp.
Philips Semiconductors
Intersil Corp.
Roundtable
Next
Generation Handset Integrated Packaging Roundtable
Toward 40% Annual Functional Integration
Oct
30-31, Nov
1-2, 2001
Research
Triangle Park , NC
Hosted by: Ericsson, Inc.
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Multi-GigaBit
OptoElectronics
Breakthrough Packaging and Assembly
Lowering Optical Network Infrastructure Costs
Convergence with Reliable Millimeterwave Volume Manufacturing
Technologies
Aug.
27-30, 2001
Philadelphia ,
PA
Hosted by JDS Uniphase
Interactive
Technical Workshop
High
Capacity - Power Efficient
2.5/3G BaseStations & Systems
Lowering
the Cost per Subscriber
Power Efficiency, Smart Antennas and Repeaters
&
Tour of the Sanmina Facility
for
Nortel Networks Base Station Assembly
July
15-18, 2001
Hosted by: Nortel Networks
Calgary ,
Canada
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Future
Bluetooth &
Bluetooth-Like
Applications & Packaging
May
17-19, 2001
Hosted by: Philips Semiconductor Corp.
Phoenix ,
AZ
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Millimeterwave
Supply Chain Summit II
Lowering
the Cost of Broadband Systems
Service
Providers, Equipment Makers, Device and Packaging Suppliers
with
Special
Tour -- Winstar's Network Operations Center
April
8-11, 2001
Hosted
by: Winstar Communications
Dulles , VA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Wireless Internet...
Impact on
Next Generation Handheld Product
Packaging
Feb
18-20, 2001
Nice, France
inventMobile
A Subsidiary of France Telecom
Interactive
Technical Workshop
GigaBits
to the Desktop
Convergence
of
Millimeterwave Radio and Opto-Electronics Packaging
at 10's of GigaBits per Second
January
16-18, 2001
Scottsdale ,
AZ
Hosted by Lucent Technologies and Endwave Corp.
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Future
Automotive Wireless Packaging
and Ford Research Laboratory Tour
Dec
11-13, 2000
Dearborn
MI
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Low
Cost Broadband User Terminal Packaging Above X-Band (>12
GHz)
Satellite,
Stratospheric & Terrestrial Terminals
Oct
8-10, 2000
Paris ,
France
Hosted by: Alcatel
Working
Group Workshop
EPDeS
5 Working Groups Meeting
Sept
22, 2000
Boston ,
MA
After IMAPS 2000
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Reliable
Tower Top Electronics Packaging and Smart Antennas
Cellular, PCS, WLANS, 2.5 & 3G
Sept
6-8, 2000
Hosted by Ericsson
Research Triangle Park , NC
Summit
Interactive Technical Workshop
Millimeterwave
Service Industry/Supply Chain Summit Workshop
July
10-12
New Orleans ,
LA
Co-Hosted by:
Wireless Communications Association (WCA) and Morgan Keegan
Investment Bank
Working
Group Workshop
EPDeS
4 Working Group Workshop
June
15-16, 2000
After IEEE MTT-S Symposium
Boston, MA
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Future
-- Bluetooth, Home RF, WLAN & Automotive Wireless
Packaging
May
15-17, 2000
Richardson,
TX
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Next
Generation Handset Packaging
March
15-17, 2000
Kansas City ,
MO
Hosted by Sprint PCS
Industry
Initiative
Millimeterwave
Design and Assembly Supply Chain Initiative
Jan
20-22, 2000
Austin ,
TX
Hosted by Raytheon Telecommunications
Industry
Initiative
Electronic
Product Design System (tm)
EPDeS (tm) 3 Workshop
Featuring EPDeS Demonstration
November
15-16 1999
Murray Hill ,
NJ
Hosted by Lucent Technologies
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Breakthrough
Packaging for Local Multipoint System (LMDS) Equipment
August
8-10, 1999
Richardson,
TX
Sponsored by Raytheon Systems
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Fanless
Base Station Packaging
July
14-16, 1999
Calgary ,
Canada
Co-Sponsored by Nortel Networks and Harris Corporation
Interactive
Technical Workshop
Consumer
Priced Microwave/Millimeterwave Antenna Subsystems ---
Technologies, Challenges &
Required Developments.
January
24-26, 1999
Phoenix ,
AZ
Hosted by Motorola Ground Systems Division
Industry
Initiative
Electronic
Product Design System (tm)
EPDeS (tm)
February
26-27, 1999
LaJolla ,
CA
LaJolla Marriott
Featuring QUALCOMM
Industry
Initiative
Electronic
Product Design System (tm)
EPDeS (tm)
Oct
11-12, 1998
Helsinki,
Finland
At Nokia's Central Research
Center
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