Workshop Background:

Advances within Home Entertainment, including High Definition Video, Multi-Player Gaming and Access to Cloud Based Services demand high speed connectivity, but can the various wireless standards and solutions deliver the performance required or are wired systems best placed to support future demands?

Which applications and use-cases will drive the Multi-Gigabit Short Range Wireless market? Are there market sectors waiting for the technology to be delivered, or is this simply another technology searching for an application?

The IWPC has held several workshops in the past looking carefully at 60 GHz Short Range Wireless - technologies and applications.  As we move forward to applications demanding faster data rates over short ranges, there is a need to evaluate the promise and reality of 60 GHz compared to the many competitive standards and solutions.

This workshop will examine the various standards based and proprietary wireless technologies as well as the continually evolving wired solutions. We will explore benefits, challenges and trade-offs, and question ease-of-use, sustainable data rates, material penetration, range, costs, performance quality of service and technology maturity.

 

Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, one of the worlds leading research organizations, who has done a significant amount of work in this 60 Ghz area, has agreed to host this seminal event, bringing together the worlds leaders in technology and applications to examine the following Big Questions:

• What are the commercial and technology catalysts that will make the multi-gigabit short range wireless vision a reality?

• Which next generation devices will support multi-gigabit short range wireless?

• What are the business drivers - What are the commercial constraints?

• Which application could be the door opener for 60 GHz? (prioritization and assessment of applications and its market potential)

• We have an incomplete value chain for most applications. Do we have a chicken-and-egg problem? If so, how can we solve it? Who can solve it?

Workshop Goals:

The main goal of this workshop is to evaluate the high data rate needs of short range applications in mass and niche markets and to assess the maturity of the various standards and technology solutions that are aimed at addressing these applications.

We will also explore technology innovations from global leaders in mmwave wireless sector and investigate new and emerging techniques.

At the end of the workshop, we all hope to have a clear picture of the Future for 60 GHz Technologies and Applications.

Monday, May 23, 2011

7:00 PM

Social and Networking
Reception & Registration

At Hotel

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

7:00 AM

Breakfast & Registration

8:00 AM

Opening Remarks

8:20 AM

Self Introductions

Each person will be asked to introduce him/herself and share how they can contribute to this process

9.00 AM

Keynote presentation

• Applications and Market Opportunities: Mass Market vs. Niche Markets

• Development Milestones: from the beginning to today 

• Boundary Conditions: Channel (indoor, outdoor), SNR, Analog and Digital Hardware Performance (bandwidth, phase noise, signal processing), costs (costs vs. performance)

• Assessing the Value Chain – Is it complete? Identifying gaps

Flying High with 60 Gig? – Market Opportunities and Challenges

Vice Department Head, Wireless Research

Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute

10:00 AM

Networking Break

10:40 AM

Mass market opportunities and Applications

• Exploring Communications Applications (WLAN, WPAN, Video/Set-Top-Box/Gateway Point-to-Point Cable Replacement)

• WPAN: wireless synchronization of portable devices (Cameras, Smart phones)

• Typical Uses Cases, e.g. HDMI Cable Replacement, etc.

• Standardised Solutions, e.g. 802.11 ad

• Low Power Component Status

• Antennas and Coverage

• WLAN: WiFi enhancement (multi-band 802.11, 2.4GHz, 5.2 GHz, 60 GHz))

• WPAN: wireless docking station (cable replacement, e.g. USB, DVI, PCIe)

• WPAN: wireless HDMI (cable replacement for home theatre)

• WPAN: data kiosk (media distribution, “iTunes”)

High Data Rate Use Cases for Residential Gateways, Set Top Boxes and Tablets

Research Lead - Wireless Systems and Innovation

Technicolor

Key Success Factors for A Wireless Future in Smartphones and Tablets

Specialist, Local Connectivity

Sony Ericsson

60 GHz Short Range Links - Considerations for Mobile Devices

Principal Member of Technical Staff

Research in Motion (RIM)

12:40 PM

Networking Lunch

1.40 PM

VERTICAL / NICHE APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

• Medical (data and video transmission, e.g. computer tomography, ultrasonic)

• Medical imaging

• Industrial (machine-to-machine, machine data upload & machine control)

• Wearable communications

• Imaging for security (e.g. body scanner)

• Scientific, Chemistry

• Spectroscopy

• Temperature measurement

Exploring Multi-Gigabit Wireless Applications for Machine-to-Machine Communications

Program Manager - Advanced Transceiver Solutions

Siemens

2:20 PM

COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND STANDARDS

• Application Parameters For Wired And Wireless Connectivity

• IP for 60 GHz communication/stacks

• Coexistence of various systems

• Global Spectrum and Regulatory issues (esp. outdoor)

• MIMO WiFi achieves many of the same applications as proposed by the 60 GHz Community

• Review of the various "standards"  (applications, technologies, strengths, etc)

  • 60 GHz (802.11ad, WiGig, 802.15.3c, WirelessHD, ECMA-387)

  • 802.11ac, Wi-Fi, WHDI, WiMedia UWB

  • HomeGrid (G.hn), HomePlug Powerline (IEEE P1901), Superspeed USB 3.0

  • Bluetooth

  • Proprietary Solutions

60 GHz Communication Systems: Applications, Standards and Future Research Topics

Team Leader, System Design

IHP

3:00 PM

Networking Break

3.40 PM

COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND STANDARDS

continued

Defining the Future of Multi-Gigabit Wireless Communications

Chairman and President of WiGig Alliance

Intel Corporation

60 GHz - Bigger, Faster, Harder to get Right

Master Engineer (60 GHz Program Lead) Chair, WiGig Alliance Interoperability Working Group

Agilent

5:00 PM

Adjourn for Day

6:30 PM

Bus leaves for:

Dinner, BERLIN Style

Bus Transportation provided to and from hotel.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

7:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 AM

DEBATE – WIRED VERSUS WIRELESS

Will 60 GHz wireless be the most significant technology used for short range, high data rate applications in the future?

• 60 GHz (802.11ad, WiGig, 802.15.3c, WirelessHD, ECMA-387)

• 802.11ac, Wi-Fi, WHDI, WiMedia UWB

• HomeGrid (G.hn), HomePlug Powerline (IEEE P1901), Superspeed USB 3.0

• Bluetooth

• Proprietary Solutions

Confirmed:

• Agilent

• Deutsche Telekom

• Fraunhofer

• IHP

• Lantiq Deutschland

• Panasonic

• Research In Motion (RIM)

• Ruckus Wireless

• Siemens

• Technicolor

9:00 AM

LEVERAGING THE EXISTING WIRELESS ECOSYSTEM

• Does the success of Wi-Fi and its proliferation and evolution to support higher speeds make 60GHz redundant technology?

• What lessons can be taken from this mainstream success story?

• Do compressed video techniques push higher bit rate standards out of the mainstream and into marginal niche sectors?

• What do general industry evolution patterns (as observed in past technology and ecosystem transitions in other segments) suggest regarding the most likely outcomes in 60 GHz?

Leveraging the Existing Wi-Fi Ecosystem

Senior Director

Ruckus Wireless

9:30 AM

KEY TECHNOLOGIES, ENABLERS AND CHALLENGES
 

DEVICES
 

• DSP/FPGA implementations

• Semiconductor Technology Options (CMOS, INP, GAAS, SiGE)

GaAs Technologies for 60 GHz - Ready Today

Marketing Dir., Commercial Foundry

TriQuint Semiconductor

10:00 AM

Networking Break

10:40 AM

KEY TECHNOLOGIES, ENABLERS AND CHALLENGES
 

DEVICES
 

(Continued)

60 GHz GaAs Device and Packaging Technologies

R&D Manager

UMS

60 GHz Semiconductor and Packaging Technology Partitioning Challenges

Principal Device Engineer

Cambridge Silicon Radio

NXP's 60 GHz Transceiver Module in CMOS and Laminate with Embedded Antenna

Sr. Principal

NXP Semiconductor

12:10 PM

KEY TECHNOLOGIES, ENABLERS AND CHALLENGES
 

MATERIALS

Low Cost Packaging Platform for RF/Microwave/Millimeter-Wave Applications using DuPont ™ Green Tape™  LTCC

Automotive Segment Mgr - EU

DuPont

12:40 PM

Lunch

1:40 PM

KEY TECHNOLOGIES, ENABLERS AND CHALLENGES
 

Modules, ASSEMBLY, PACKAGING

• Integrated packaging including antennas

• Hybrid assembly technology

• Integration and System level design

• Generic Platform

• ROCC Project (Radar on Chip for Cars) integrated packaging technology

LTCC for > 60 GHz: Advanced High Frequency Ceramic Materials Including Integrated Antenna Structures

Director/Product Development

TDK-EPC

Gap Waveguide Technology - A Disruptive GHz/THz Technology

Gapwaves

Board Member

60 GHz Planar Antenna Arrays on Thermoplastic Material and RoCC Antenna-in-Package Technology

University of Bremen

RF & Microwave Engineering Laboratory

3:10 PM

KEY TECHNOLOGIES, ENABLERS AND CHALLENGES
 

TESTING

Test Measurement Solutions for mm-Wave Products

Global Market Mgr., Test & Measurement

Huber + Suhner

3:40 PM

Networking Break

4:10 PM

KEY TECHNOLOGIES, ENABLERS AND CHALLENGES
 

Channel Modeling

• Exploring the Impact of Human Blocking

Channel Modeling - Exploring the Impact of Human Blocking

Chair IEEE 802.15 WPAN™ Terahertz Interest Group (IGthz)

4:40 PM

VERTICAL / NICHE APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES and challenges

Commercial Applications for Short-Range Wireless Technologies

Director of Product Management

Laster/Cables-to-Go

5:20 PM

CLOSING Panel session

The hosts and Applications Speakers will be asked to recap the extent to which the workshop has addressed their wish lists.

• Agilent

• Deutsche Telekom

• Fraunhofer

• Lantiq Deutschland

• RIM

• Siemens

• Sony Ericsson

• Technicolor

5:50 PM

TakeAways & Closing Remarks

6:30 PM

Adjourn

7:30 PM

Dinner (Dutch*)

* = in this context, Dutch is a term which means that each person will be responsible for their own dinner costs.

For those who desire to join us, we get together to enjoy good friends, good food, good wine and [really] bad jokes

Thursday, May 26 2011

9:00 AM

Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute Labs

60 GHz MIMO, LTE Advanced and
Tomorrow's Cinema Demonstration

Bus Transportation provided from and to hotel. 

DEADLINE FOR HANDOUT MATERIALS:

Deadline for electronic version of handout materials: 

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Attendees

• We do not permit the Press.

• We do not permit Analysts.

• We do not permit Consultants.

• We do not permit 3rd party sales reps.

We only permit "first hand knowledge experts" in business and technology issues, prepared to contribute to the discussion.

COSTS/REGISTRATION FEE:

ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to cover out of pocket workshop costs such as conference room costs, food (Social Reception plus First Day breakfast/lunch/dinner plus Second Day breakfast/lunch plus 4 Breaks), booklet copying, audio/visual costs, etc.

We estimate that these costs will be 749 (Euros) per person. (For IWPC Members, only.)

ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to pay this fee in advance with either Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cash, personal check or business check.

Make checks payable to IWPC.

HOTEL:

Ellington Hotel Berlin
Nurnberger Strasse 50-55
10789 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49-30-6831-52211

Please contact the hotel directly for reservations. Mention the IWPC room block rate of 148,00 Euros single occupancy.

Cut-off date for reservations is May 4, 2011.  After that date rooms cannot be guaranteed at the IWPC rate.

TRAVEL OPTIONS FROM AIRPORT TO HOTEL:  The hotel is about 20 minutes from Tegel Berlin Airport.  For transportation details:  Click Here

AUDIO VISUAL:

A Computer Projector will be available for the speakers.

In addition, we audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. Post workshop, presentations are made available to IWPC Members on the IWPC WEB site, along with “movies” of all presentations and panel sessions.

BUSINESS CARDS:

Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card.

DRESS:

Business casual suggested. No ties, please !!

HANDOUT MATERIALS:

IWPC prepares a handout binder with ALL presentation materials delivered to the IWPC on or before the deadline.

For ALL IWPC members:

All IWPC members are invited to submit a maximum of 4 pages of materials to include in this handout binder. These pages should NOT BE SALES MATERIALS. Rather, we suggest it contain technical information about your technology as it relates to the workshop topics.

For all companies who will be making a presentation at the Workshop:

You are invited to submit an advance copy of your presentation, complete with graphics and illustrations.

These materials will be copied and handed out at the workshop and included in the IWPC Web site.

Please submit these materials either by email, as a Word for Windows file, Power Point files or PDF files.

Please use this FREE FTP site to send electronic materials (any size file):

http://www.iwpc.org/cal/sitedrop.asp 

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