Presentations

The following presentations were given at Converge held in various locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia between September 20, 2005 and November 24, 2005.

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Ansoft Presentations

• Achieving 60 GHz Radio Designs in CMOS [Abstract]
  Collaborating Companies: UMC, UCLA

• Applying VHDL-AMS and Other Advanced Modeling Techniques [Abstract]

• Design of De-Emphasis and Equalization Circuits for Gigabit Serial Interconnects [Abstract]

• Designing High-Performance LNAs and VCOs in CMOS [Abstract]

• Distributed Solve - Case Studies [Abstract]

• EMI/EMC of Entire Automotive Vehicles and Critical PCBs [Abstract]
  Collaborating Company: Panasonic Electronic Devices

• Full-Chip Verification for MBOA-compliant UWB Radio [Abstract]
  Collaborating Company: UMC

• Full-Wave Analysis and Characterization of Via Grounding Techniques Used to Decrease Electromagnetic Coupling Between Striplines
  Collaborating Companies: University of San Diego, Kyocera

• Gigabit-Speed Channel Design for PCI Express and FB-DIMM [Abstract]

• Highly Efficient Design of Microwave Circuits Using Coupled EM-Circuit Analysis [Abstract]

• Industrial EMC/EMI Applications [Abstract]

• Multi-Gigabit Driver Slew Adjustment Using Embedded Printed Circuit Board Filter [Abstract]

• Optimizing Coupling Inductors for Low-Voltage, High-Current Applications [Abstract]

• Phase Locked Loop Design for Mobile WiMax Radio [Abstract]

• Power Generation and Distribution Analysis of a 5.5 KVA Commercial Aircraft Electrical System [Abstract]
  Collaborating Company: Crane Aerospace & Electronics

• Radar System Design [Abstract]

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Antenna and System Design [Abstract]

• Simulating High-Power Electromagnetic Rail Guns [Abstract]
  Collaborating Company: University of Texas

• Simulation and Design Management for High-Speed Interconnect [Abstract]
  Collaborating Company: Intel Corporation

• Simultaneous Switching Output (SSO) Analysis Using Xilinx Virtex-4® FPGAs [Abstract]
  Collaborating Company: Xilinx Corporation

• System-in-Package Design for Radio Circuits [Abstract]
  Collaborating Companies: ST Microelectronics, University of Catania.

• Tackling Common Noise Problems [Abstract]
  Collaborating Company: Panasonic

Invited Speaker Presentations

• Chip-Package-Board Codesign of W-CDMA RFICs
  Dept. of Electrical Eng. Nat'l. Sun Yat-Sen Univ. Kaohsiung, Taiwan

• Compensating for Transmission Line Impairments
  Dallas Semiconductor and Maxim

• The Correlation of Simulation to Measurement for the Molex Measurement for the Molex CAT 6 Jack Connector
  Molex General Products Division - Ireland

• Design and Optimization of a Broadband Surface Mount Package
  Inphi

• Designing Waveguide Components Using HFSS
  MAAS

• EMC of an Induction Motor: Measurements Compared to Calculations [Abstract]
  Siemens AG

• HFSS per la caratterizzazione dei materiali
  SUPSI

• High-Frequency Impedance Matching Using Wirebond Assembly Techniques For Multi-chip Multi-layer Packages
  Kyocera America, Inc.

• High-Performance Ultra-Wideband Planar Antenna Design
  Dept. of Electrical Eng. Nat'l. Sun Yat-Sen Univ. Daohsiung, Taiwan

• Inductive Compensation for Package Impedance Discontinuity [Abstract]
  Intel Corporation

• Next-Generation MMIC Design with Taiyo Yuden and UMS [Abstract]
  Taiyo Yuden

• New Era for RF CMOS
  UMC, USA

• Principles and Applications of the Folded Inverted Conformal Antenna (FICA) technology
  Motorola Labs and Motorola Electronics SpA

• Signal Integrity Issues for High-Speed Serial Differential Interconnects
  NTUEE SI Lab.

• Steady State, Stability and Transient Analysis of a Sync-Buck DC/DC Converter
  International Rectifier

• UHF Handset Monopole Antenna Designed for SAR Compliance [Abstract]
  Motorola

• Ultrawide Band Antenna and Filter Design [Abstract]
  Taiyo Yuden

• Using HFSS forDesigning LTCC Structures
  TDK Electronics - Ireland

• Use of HFSS as integral part of efficient design environment for waveguide components
  Nera Networks, Norway

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• Design of passive microwave components for radio astronomy applications using HFSS

• HFSS per la caratterizzazione dei materiali

• Design and Analysis of Radio Frequency systems for Cyclotrons

• Progetto, Realizzazione e Caratterizzazione di Sistemi Espositivi per la Sperimentazione nel Bioelettromagnetismo

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• Antenna Characterization in Inhomogeneous Media: Some Results and Possibilities
  IREA-SUN

• Low-Loss Frequency Selective Surfaces on Silicon Substrates for Sub-Millimeter Wave Applications

• Application of FEM codes to the analysis and the design of linear rotating electrical machines