Silicon to Systems

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Following on from last years’ Silicon to Systems event, NMI have this year partnered with imec and DSP Valley to bring you the latest in how to develop low cost Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) for almost any application.

Many people are put off designing ASICs because they think it’s too hard, too expensive or they don’t have the skills. This conference aims to show you that an ASIC could be easier and less costly than you think. It will show there are a range of strategies that can be used to successfully implement an ASIC solution even in low to moderate volumes.

Come along to imec’s headquarters in Leuven, Belgium and hear from the experts and peers on how to do it, how it may be easier and less costly than you think. Come and see some case studies that show designing your own ASIC can be done at a very low cost and without the need for acquiring significant overhead. You will hear about some of the other advantages, such as IP protection, that comes with low cost ASICS. So no matter if it’s a first time design in ASIC or a cost reduction from FPGA or PCB this conference has something for you.

There is strong interest in this event expect to hear keynote speakers from TSMC and imec together with contributions from a range of other industry speakers as well as several real world case studies.

According to Phill Christie of the Business Technolgoy & Strategy Group at imec “The continued falling cost of ASIC manufacturing is a message that really needs to get out. This message is especially important for start-ups and SMEs focussing on IoT markets, where more mature technologies have a strong role play. I think the conference on Easy Access ASICs will be a tremendous networking opportunity and an excellent way to gain access to the low-cost manufacturing infra-structure that is now in place.”

Patrick McNamee from the NMI continued “ It seems that in semiconductors all the news in the last year or so has been about mergers and acquisitions. However our members are telling us that there is a real and growing demand from SME’s to enable them to get into ASIC for a whole range applications including IOT, medical and automotive sectors this conference should demonstrate several ways this can be achieved at low cost.”

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Date: 
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
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Location: 
imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001 Leuven