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Friday Nov.5, 5:30 in room B310 on Dalhousie's Sexton Campus Open to ALL, FREE Here are the SLIDES from Mr.Farhad Shafai's presentation on starting a new technology venture and microchip design. PHOTOS:
Section Chair Ken Mah, Chapter Chair Marc Murphy, and Guest Speaker Farhad Shafai Hello, I'm very pleased to announce that Mr.Farhad Shafai, Co-Founder of SiberCore Technologies, and winner of the prestigious CANARIE IWAY award, is coming to Halifax on Nov. 5th to speak about his experiences with starting a venture capital funded, high-technology company, and also, the modern methodology used to design large-scale integrated circuits. Mr.Shafai and two more outstanding Nortel engineers, Dr.Kenneth Schultz and Randall Gibson, founded SiberCore Technologies in 1998 to develop a novel, searchable memory chip, also known as a Content Addressable Memory (CAM). These chips were so innovative that they have been recognized by EDN, a leading electronics magazine, twice as one of the hottest products of the year, and again as one of the most innovative products of the year. Many leading global technology firms such as Fujitsu, Cisco, Tellabs, and Hitachi immediately recognized the value in these microchips and designed them into their next generation products which are being deployed today. The CANARIE IWAY award honors outstanding Canadian achievements in advanced Internet technology and application development. This award is unique because it recognizes innovation in R&D, and focuses on advancements in Internet technology that will provide cultural, social and economic benefits to all Canadians. The Awards recognize visionaries who see the future, create the future and develop it to ensure that Canada's information society grows and prospers. CANARIE IWAY Award winners are nominated by their peers and selected by a distinguished panel of high technology and advanced Internet professionals from across Canada. And so you can see why I am personally so excited about hearing first-hand advice on how to take a technology idea, get people to believe in and fund your idea, and ultimately form a successful company. Also, even for those not directly involved in microchip design, this is an excellent opportunity to better understand how such important technology products are developed! The speech will start at 5:30 PM, Nov. 5th, at Dalhousie's Sexton Campus, in room B310 of the main engineering building. Refreshments and snacks will be served. The event is free, although donations to support future events are welcome! And at your option, you're more than welcome to come out afterwards for dinner and drinks (unofficial). Sincerely,
Marc Murphy This event is sponsored by Dalhousie University, the IEEE Circuits & Systems/Solid-State Circuits Society, and the IEEE Canadian Atlantic Section. |
