February
24, 2022
Characteristics of Successful Tech Hubs and Start-ups
5:30 PM PST
Online
Speaker: Paul Wesling
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Overview
Silicon
Valley is commonly acknowledged as the tech capital of the world. When most
people think of the Valley, they probably recall semiconductors, personal
computers, software, biotech and self-driving cars. How did Silicon Valley
come into being, and what can we learn? The story goes back to local Hams
(amateur radio operators) trying to break RCA's tube patents, Stanford
"angel" investors, the sinking of the Titanic, WW II and radar, and
the SF Bay Area infrastructure that developed -- these factors pretty much
determined that the semiconductor and IC industries would be located in the
Santa Clara Valley, and that the Valley would remain the world’s innovation
center as new technologies emerge, and become a model for innovation
worldwide.
This
talk will give an exciting and colorful history of development and innovation
that began in Palo Alto in 1909. You'll meet some of the colorful characters
– Cyril Elwell, Lee De Forest, Bill Eitel, Charles Litton, Fred Terman, David
Packard, Bill Hewlett, Bill Shockley and others – who came to define our
worldwide electronics industries through their inventions and process
development. You'll understand some of the novel management approaches that
have become the hallmarks of its tech startups. Many of these attributes can
be found, to greater or lesser extent, in other technology hubs; however, the
SF Bay Area has five generations of experience, as well as a "critical
mass" of talent, making it difficult for others to catch up. The key
attributes will be illustrated and analyzed, for consideration by other tech
hubs, and for entrepreneurs interested in creating their own start-ups.
About the
Speaker
Paul Wesling has observed the Valley for
decades as an engineer, executive, resident, and educator. He received
degrees in electrical engineering and materials science from Stanford
University, then worked locally at companies including Lenkurt Electric,
Sperry-Univac, and Amdahl, joining Tandem Computers in Cupertino in 1985.
Paul retired from HP in 2001, then served as “Mr. IEEE” for the San Francisco
Bay Area for 10 years. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. As vice president
of publications for the IEEE Electronics Packaging Society for 22 years, he
supervised four archival journals and a newsletter. He received the IEEE’s
Centennial Medal, the Board's Distinguished Service award, the Society
Contribution Award, the IEEE's Third Millennium Medal, and the EPS Society’s
Presidential Recognition Award. He edits the IEEE/ASME/SEMI Heterogeneous
Integration Roadmap for prediction of technology directions in electronics
packaging.
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