UBM Electronics Presents "The Best of ARM® TechCon™" November 16-17, a Virtual Conference for Design Engineers

Offers Access to Leading Strategies for Designing with the ARM Architecture

Nov 15, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics, a UBM company and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced it will present "The Best of ARM® TechCon™ on Wednesday, November 16 through Thursday, November 17, 2011. The virtual conference is targeted to design engineers in all industries. To register to attend the virtual conference, click here.

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ARM TechCon attracts chip and systems designers as well as the software and firmware engineers who enable a complete solution. This virtual companion conference provides access to key technical content and ARM solution providers. During the two-day event, attendees can access leading strategies for designing with the ARM architecture. Day 1 will be dedicated to Chip Design and manufacturing, while Day 2 will focus on Systems & Software Design.

Colin Holland, editor of the MCU and Test & Measurement Designlines, will serve as the virtual conference's chair.

In the Auditorium, the virtual conference will present core general session content and technical presentations from the live ARM TechCon held in Santa Clara on October 25-27, 2011.  The conference will include keynote addresses by Dr. Shang-Yi Chiang, Senior Vice President Research & Development, TSMC; Walden C. Rhines, Chairman and CEO, Mentor Graphics; and Mike Muller, CTO, ARM.  

Accompanying the keynote addresses will be key sessions based on the face-to-face ARM TechCon program's Chip Design as well as Software & Systems tracks. Technical sessions will be followed by live chat-based Q&A with the presenters.

Session highlights include:

  • Enabling a Full System View: Bridging Software and Hardware Debug Infrastructures to Accelerate the Verification and Validation of SoCs
  • ARM® Cortex-M Processor System Design – Getting to Silicon Faster with Cortex-M Processors
  • Flow and Tools, Tips and Tricks: Implementing Successful Cortex-A15-Based Designs
  • OS Selection for ARM-Based Systems
  • Advanced Transistor Technologies

In the Networking Lounge, event attendees will be able to chat with peers one-on-one or in group chats.  To review the 2-Day Program schedule, click here.

The event is sponsored by ARM®, platinum sponsor, and Tekronix, lead sponsor, as well as exhibit sponsors Eve, Jasper Design Automation, Microsemi and PLDA.

To register to attend the virtual event, click here.  After the close of the event, it will be on demand for six months.

About UBM Electronics  

UBM Electronics is the global leader in media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry.   UBM Electronics delivers results for the key influencers and decision makers involved in the design, development and commercialization of technology through its market leading brands, peer communities and professional education services.   More than 2.2 million engineering professionals engage with UBM Electronics brands which include EE Times, EDN, EDN China, EDN Asia, EDN Japan, Design News and Test & Measurement World, TechOnline, Designlines and Embedded.com across the globe to accelerate technology sales. The international electronics community gathers at UBM Electronics market leading events such as the Embedded Systems Conferences, DesignCon and ARM Technology Conference to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges facing the electronics industry. Additionally, UBM Electronics provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation marketing, integrated media, custom solutions and research.  UBM Electronics is part of UBM (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About UBM LLC

UBM LLC is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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