The Semiconductor SIG Presents...
Zigbee: What? Where? Why?
And who cares? Well, you should! While WiFi, Bluetooth, Wireless USB, and WiMAX vie for the spotlight, ZigBee has been quietly gathering momentum, enabling a variety of applications from controlling residential and industrial power usage to alerting a homeowner remotely if a window or door opens, a washing machine leaks or a coffee pot is left on. What is it, where will it be used, and why do we need another wireless standard? If ZigBee can deliver on its promises, consumers and technologists alike are likely to encounter ZigBee in more products and more places than the other wireless technologies. Join us for a lively discussion as our panel of experts looks at ZigBee's progress compared to the status of other wireless standards.
MODERATOR:
Skip Powers
As business development manager and program manager with Conexant Systems spin-off Skyworks Solutions, Inc., [NASDAQ: SWKS], Skip was responsible for managing a multi-national, multi-company team developing integrated circuits and software for GSM handsets, and for evaluating and licensing technologies to augment Skyworks’ core competencies. As director of Bluetooth products for RangeStar Wireless (now part of TYCO), he helped establish the company’s position as the leading supplier of embedded antennas for Bluetooth wireless devices. A Co-Founder and Director of corporate development of Silicon Wave (acquired by RF Micro Devices, then by Qualcomm), Skip authored the company’s initial and subsequent-round business plans, which raised $57 million in corporate and venture-capital funding. Prior to co-founding Silicon Wave, Skip held several positions in marketing and product development with Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, where he was a key participant in the development of the company’s business plans and product strategies, raising more than $20 million in several private offerings. Skip also co-founded and served as chairman and CEO of Xtar Corporation. Recent projects include developing a test plan for GPS/Bluetooth coexistence tests, for a major instrumentation manufacturer, and a study funded by the National Science Foundation to investigate the interference effects of Bluetooth devices on 802.11b wireless networks in retail environments.
PANELISTS:
Ron Hegli, CEO
AwarePoint
Ronald Hegli is the Chief Executive Officer of Awarepoint. Mr. Hegli is a technology visionary with over 20 years of leadership experience managing and developing complex enterprise hardware and software solutions. Mr. Hegli’s business success stems from his ability to deliver technical solutions that are customer focused. He has served as a technical advisor to early stage companies in San Diego, where he worked with CEOs and potential customers to develop business strategy and supporting product architecture. Prior to Awarepoint, Mr. Hegli served as Vice President of Engineering and Chief Architect at Websense, Inc. Under his leadership, the Websense product emerged as the industry’s most flexible policy-based management of employee computers. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Hegli helped Websense achieve its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and grow to $111 million in bookings. Prior to Websense, Mr. Hegli served as Director of Product Programs for San Diego-based Nuera Communications, Inc., a carrier-class IP telephony solutions provider. Earlier, Mr. Hegli was Vice President of Engineering for TriTeal, Inc., where he managed the launch of its first product. He also served as VP of Engineering for Akonix Systems and WebSideStory. Mr. Hegli started his career with General Electric Company as an Edison Engineer, and was a principal engineer with Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Hegli holds a BS in Nuclear Engineering from Oregon State University and a MS in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Shimon Gersten, Director Firmware Engineering
Talon Communications
Shimon leads the development of low cost wireless devices at Talon Communications. Before joining Talon, he provided Embedded Software development - requirements, specifications, architecture, code, test, integration, field support and management. Specialties: ZigBee, 802.11, PAN, set-top, storage, data communication. Clients: Motorola, Sony, Nokia, Atheros, Verizon, Harris, Doctor Design. Before that Shimon left his I/O Group manager post at NCR to join Emerald Systems as Director of Systems Engineering.
Iboun Sylla, Low Power Wireless Business Development Manager
Texas Instruments
Iboun Sylla joined Texas Instruments in 2000 as senior product, Test and Characterization Engineer. He is currently the Business Development Manager for the Low Power Wireless group. His main responsibility is the US market penetration strategy for the ZigBee, 2.4GHz and sub 1 GHz ISM product. Prior to Joining Texas Instruments he has worked as RF design engineer at Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven - Netherlands. Iboun holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Montreal and a MBA from the University of Dallas. He has authored several technical papers presented in IEEE conferences and journals.
WHEN
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
AGENDA
7:00AM - Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:30AM - Event Begins
9:00AM - Event Ends
EVENT HOST:
12255 El Camino Real, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92130
COST
$ 10.00 Pre-registration
Please pre-register before noon on July 10, 2007
$ 20.00 At-the-doorSIG CO-CHAIRS
Rory Moore, CommNexus
Anton Monk, Entropic
David Witkowski, WCA
Ann Buckingham
Mike Civiello, Broadcom
Beth Altman, KPMG
Rick Kriss
Skip Powers
Date:
Wednesday, July 11, 20077-9am
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