Presented By: IEEE Robotics and
Automation / Industry Applications Chapter
October
13, 2015
Semiconductor Technology Trend and Reliability Challenges
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Richard Rao,
MicroSemi
Meeting is free and open to the
public. Please register at the
link below:
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Abstract
As the IC industry rapidly adopts new semiconductor technologies with
increased density and introduces new fabrication methods to enable novel IC
structures, chip designers wrestle with a surge of failure mechanisms. It has
become necessary to take the art of design for reliability to the next level.
This talk will give an overview of reliability failure mechanisms of an
advanced IC product focusing on the wafer, the die, the package and their
mutual interactions. Dr. Richard Rao will then take the audience onto a few
technical deep dives to expose some of the less well understood albeit
frequent chip failures. The talk will conclude with the testing required to
root out the issues.
About the Speaker
Dr. Richard Rao is currently a
Microsemi Technical Fellow. He manages the reliability program and focuses on
the development of design for reliability (DfR) flows to deal with the
challenging reliability failure mechanisms associated with advanced
semiconductor process and packaging technology. These include the back end
and far back end interconnect Electromigration and Stress Migration;
transistor Gate Oxide Breakdown, Hot Carrier Injection and Bias Temperature
Instability; and chip to package interaction failures. He has a Ph.D. degree
in solid mechanics of materials from the University of Science and Technology
of China. Prior to joining Microsemi (Vitesse before April, 2015) in 2004,
Dr. Rao held various academic and technical positions in reliability physics
and engineering. He was an associate professor at University of Science and
Technology of China, a research fellow at Northwestern University, USA and
National Science and Technology Board of Singapore. He also held senior and
principal engineering positions in Vitesse Semiconductor Corp, JDS Uniphase,
Ericsson Inc and Motorola Electronics. He has published about 30 papers on
reliability physics and applications and also a main contributor of several
JEDEC standards. He is a conference and session keynote speaker at
International Conference on Electronics Packaging Technology and a technical
committee member for International Reliability and Physics Symposium. He has
given numerous talks at various conferences such as IRPS (International
Reliability and Physics Symposium), ECTC (Electronics Component and
Technology Conference), ISQED (International Symposium on Quality Electronics
Design), ASME Symposiums and ICEPT, etc. Dr. Rao has over 20 years of
experience and knowledge in the advanced Si processes including 65nm and
beyond nodes, flip chip and 2.5D TSV packaging, chip to package interaction,
board and system level reliability physics and applications. He has conducted
professional development courses on advanced IC to many engineers in both IC
suppliers and users.
Location
Skyworks Solutions
Intersection of West Hillcrest Drive and Lawrence Drive
Newbury Park, CA 91320
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to arrow that pinpoints building)
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Presented By: IEEE Communications
Society Chapter
October 14, 2015
The State of Cyber Security
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Don Thomas
Meeting is free and open to the
public. Please register at the
link below:
www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2015-10-cs
Abstract
Smart capabilities enter every facet of our lives. From the internet we can
control our environment remotely as well as perform activities that no longer
require our physical presence. Anything that can be converted in digital form
can be transported through the cyber network across the globe. But data has
value and is the target of piracy or malicious destructions.
Cyber
security today is a global affair. Attacks can come from anywhere in the
world. Anyone or system connected to the internet can become a target of
cyber-attacks. Cybercrime is getting organized and weaponized, creating hubs
of services that novices or non-technical minds can use to participate in the
DarkNet, but could not handle the technical dimension.
Strengthening
the security and resilience of cyberspace has become an urgent priority for
Governments, global corporations and individuals to protect their privacy,
intellectual property and identity. The risk of a wide-scale malevolent
attack is high. Protecting systems and networks from unwanted cyber
intrusions, denial of service attacks and intellectual property theft is
particularly difficult. Don Thomas will go over the current state of cyber
security, go over some recent high profile crimes and will highlight some of
the strategies recommended to fend waves of future attacks.
About the Speaker
Don Thomas, CISSP, CISA is a
Principal Computer and Network Security Architect. He has designed, developed
and networked IT systems to protect corporations from cyber fraud for more
than 18 years. Mr. Thomas has focused on comprehensive architectures to
mitigate the current threats and evolve network topologies cost effectively
to defend companies from future risks. Don Thomas worked for Bank of America
as the Chief DMZ Architect protecting over $250MM in assets globally and
responsible for the architecture, governance and roadmaps for the DMZ, global
mobility and remote access solutions. Prior to Bank of America, Mr. Thomas
worked for prominent corporations, Munger Tolles & Olson, LLP, JP Morgan
Chase, Washington Mutual, EarthLink, Nortel, Disney Worldwide Services, IBM,
and Lockheed CADAM among others. Don Thomas has a BS in Electrical
Engineering from the California State University Northridge. Mr. Thomas is a
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified
Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Global Information Assurance
Incident Handler (GIAC/GCIH). Don Thomas is, involved in several technical
societies that advance technology, IEEE Computer Society, Information Systems
Security Association (ISSA), Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP),
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and more.
Location
CLU
Swenson Center, Room 101
California
Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Visitors may park on CLU
streets after 7 PM without a permit. Before 7 PM, we recommend that you
park in the G1
visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to
the Swenson building. Do not park in
the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner
Parking Only”.
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Presented By: IEEE Computer Society
Chapter
October 15, 2015
The Solar System - How Stardust Made Us What We Are Today
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Jerry Clifford,
California State University, Channel Islands
Meeting is free and open to the
public. Please register at the
link below:
www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2015-10-aess
Abstract
“We are literally stardust," is Jerome Clifford's exciting message about
our solar system.
Dr.
Jerry Clifford will examine how the lives of stars billions of years ago
produced the elements that fill our solar system today. Some stellar products
came from thousands of years of plodding fusion while other products came
from a few brief moments of explosive grandeur. Dr. Clifford will help us
look at the slow and rapid processes that changed the hydrogen and helium of
our primordial cosmos into what we are made of and into our world.
About the Speaker
Dr. Jerome Clifford has spent
over thirty years as a research scientist and educator after receiving a PhD
in nuclear physics at Iowa State University's Institute for Atomic Research.
As an Air Force officer, he taught physics at the Air Force Academy, worked
on nuclear weapons programs, studied particle beams for Reagan's Star Wars,
and worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Before anti-terrorism
was in vogue, Dr. Clifford worked on new technologies to detect explosives in
luggage for airport security. Dr. Clifford now teaches physics and astronomy
at California State University Channel Islands.
Location
New Building
CLU
Overton Hall
California Lutheran
University
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Visitors may park on CLU
streets after 7 PM without a permit. Before 7 PM, we recommend that you
park in the G1
visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to
the Swenson building. Do not park in
the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner
Parking Only”.
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Presented By: IEEE Aerospace &
Electronic Systems Society Chapter
October 20, 2015
Measuring the Fundamental Physical Properties of Cells and Organisms Using
Resonating Mass Sensors
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: William H.
Grover, University of California, Riverside
Meeting is free and open to the
public. Please register at the
link below:
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Abstract
All objects have fundamental physical properties like mass and density, and
for millennia mankind has developed techniques for measuring these properties
with increasing accuracy. However, living objects like cells and
microorganisms have proven to be difficult to measure accurately, primarily
because they live in a fluid environment that is incompatible with
conventional measurement tools. In this talk I will share our progress
in developing and using sensors that can be used to accurately measure the
physical properties of living cells and organisms in fluid. These
sensors are akin to tuning forks with fluidic channels embedded inside
them. The sensor vibrates at a certain resonance frequency, and when an
object like a cell, embryo, particle, etc. passes through the sensor, its
resonance frequency changes by an amount proportional to the buoyant mass of
the object. Using microfabricated mass sensors developed at MIT, we can
measure the mass, volume, and density of single living cells; and using the
larger-scale mass sensors we are developing at UC Riverside, we can monitor
whole multicellular microorganisms as they grow and react to stimuli.
We have found that the physical properties of a cell or organism can provide
unique and valuable information about the biological state of the cell or
organism, answering questions like “what kind of cell is this? is the cell
alive? is it growing? is this cancer cell responding to this
drug? and is this organism reacting to this toxic substance?”
Ultimately these techniques have applications in point-of-care diagnostics,
drug screening, toxicity assessment, and several other fields.
About the Speaker
Dr. William H. Grover is an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of
California, Riverside. Prior to joining UCR, Dr. Grover received his
postdoctoral training in the Biological Engineering Division at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. In Prof. Scott Manalis' group at MIT, Dr. Grover
used the group's microfluidic mass sensors to make the first precision measurements
of the density of single living cells. Dr. Grover obtained his Ph.D. in
Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. In Prof. Richard
Mathies' group at UC Berkeley, Dr. Grover developed microfluidic
"processors" that bridged the chemical, biological, and
computational sciences. A native of Tennessee, Dr. Grover received his B.S.
in Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Location
New Location
CLU
Swenson Center, Room 111
California Lutheran
University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Visitors may park on CLU
streets after 7 PM without a permit. Before 7 PM, we recommend that you
park in the G1
visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to
the Swenson building. Do not park in
the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner
Parking Only”.
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Presented By: IEEE Microwave Theory
and Techniques Society Chapter
October 28, 2015
Neurogaming and Physical Rehabilitation after Trauma
Dinner (optional): Available at
6:00 PM for $10, payable at the door.
Presentation (free): 7:00 PM
Presenter: Sheryl Flynn,
BlueMarble GameCo
Free admission to presentation. No
registration required.
Abstract
Games are a universal part of the human experience to stimulate a sense of
fun and joy or to help absorb new concepts in an educational setting.
With the democratization of digital tools and mobile platforms, games are now
being designed to assist in the treatment of physical or cognitive
rehabilitation. Game based therapy facilitates the continuation of the
rehabilitation treatments in the home setting and lightens the experience
with enough fun to encourage the patient to remain compliant with the
prescribed regiment of exercises.
About the Speaker
Sheryl Flynn, P.T., Ph.D.,
Founder and CEO of BlueMarble GameCo, will share with the audience the work
that she and her team are doing to improve healthcare outcomes of physical
and cognitive therapy one player at a time. She has led multiple
programs developing evidence based effective and engaging therapeutic
neurogaming software tools to assess and treat attention, memory, executive
function, visual perception, falls risk and balance. Dr. Flynn received
a PhD in motor control and learning from University of Florida with an
emphasis on neuroplasticity, the neurophysiological process underpinning
development, learning and repair after nervous system injury.
Location
CLU
Swenson Center, Room 101
California
Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Visitors may park on CLU
streets after 7 PM without a permit. Before 7 PM, we recommend that you
park in the G1
visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to
the Swenson building. Do not park in
the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner
Parking Only”.
Presented By: IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Chapter
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