Abbrevation
MicroVentures
City
Redwood City
Country
United States
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Abstract

The push is on to make consumer devices more useful and efficient&#046; Companies big and small are aware that the more a device can do &#8211; be it a laptop, cell phone or event set&#8211;top cable box &#8211; and the quicker it can do it, the more desirable it becomes&#046; However, device makers need much more than just good software or a nice interface&#046; They need chips that enable applications to run smoothly, quickly and more efficently, using less power&#046; Despite the efforts of mainstays like Intel, AMD, Freescale and Qualcomm, chip companies continue to get funded to address specific needs for specific devices&#046;<br>At MicroVentures, you&#8242;ll hear the latest from some of the chip industry&#8242;s giants as well as its most promising up&#8211;and&#8211;comers about opportunities and challenges in the U&#046;S&#046; as well as in Asia and elsewhere&#046; Our new one&#8211;day format in Silicon Valley provides easy access &#8211; and efficient coverage &#8211; of all of the trends and opportunities you need to be aware of in semiconductor development and investment in the heart of the industry&#046; Dow Jones proprietary VentureSource data provides analytical insight into the state of semiconductor investment and development, and perspectives from operations and corporate development executives from major corporations developing and employing latest generation of chips will shed light on real industry opportunities&#046;<br><b>Keywords:</b> Communications, Electronic Design Automation, Multimedia, NanoElectronics, Power Management, MEMS, Wireless<br>