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GSA Furthers Its Commitment to Supporting Analog/Mixed-Signal Talent in Europe by Hosting Executive Panel
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* |9 ^* x: M* a4 `0 T dSAN JOSE, Calif. (May 19, 2011) – The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry, held the exclusive panel session Supporting Analog/Mixed-Signal (A/MS) Talent in Europe & Its Impact on the Future in conjunction with the GSA & IET International Semiconductor Forum on May 12. The panel addressed challenges in attracting young talent to the A/MS field, best practices that could be used to peak students’ interest in A/MS, how to encourage universities to have stronger education in A/MS, how to keep A/MS talent within Europe, and new A/MS solutions being developed within universities and institutions that are tackling the most advanced design challenges.- Y, U' e6 c7 f" P P! B
4 v1 U1 L, l4 K* W6 z$ hMore than 80 delegates attended to hear the perspectives of moderator Tim Hamer, director of knowledge management, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and panelists Dr. Derek Boyd, chief executive officer, NMI; Gary Duncan, vice president of engineering, Dialog Semiconductor; Thomas Riener, senior vice president and general manager, Full Service Foundry Business Unit, austriamicrosystems; Dr. Willy Sansen, professor emeritus, K.U. Leuven; and Josef Sauerer, head of department - analog IC development, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS. |
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