UBM Electronics' DesignCon Announces 2011 Tracks and Sessions Focused on How to Simplify Product Design

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics, a UBM company and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced the selection of the DesignCon 2011 conference track sessions and educational forums. As the first engineering conference of the year, designers have an opportunity to jumpstart projects by participating in sessions and forums that bring together chip, board and system design challenges.  

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Known as the premiere technical conference, DesignCon, located in the Santa Clara Convention Center from January 31st through February 3rd will host more than 100 sessions discussing chip-level system design, high-speed signal processing, power, RF, T&M, PCB, analog and mixed signal, FPGAs and system co-design. During the educational forums, engineers will be introduced to new, practical information about USB 3.0 serial link design, optimization and validation, and a simple and powerful method to characterize differential interconnects based on a new calibration technique based on the 2x thru fixture removal process. Additionally, Agilent Technology, the event's Host Sponsor will hold two half-day educational forums on January 31st and February 1st. The first session will focus on USB 3.0 serial link development. The second will address a new method to characterize differential interconnects

Additional information about the sessions, panels and keynotes is available on the new DesignCon website: http://designcon.techinsightsevents.com/.

"Since the highly successful 2010 conference, we have spent several months examining the toughest chip, board and system design challenges that will face engineers in 2011 and beyond. The sessions, forums and keynote will discuss those challenges and provide the attendees with real-world, proven research, advice and tips that will, hopefully, make their jobs easier," said Ron Wilson, UBM Electronics director of content and media for events.

Companies interested in sponsorships or exhibiting at DesignCon should contact Sean Raman at [email protected] or at (415) 947-6622 for more information. 

About UBM Electronics

UBM Electronics is the global leader in media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry. UBM Electronics delivers results for the key influencers and decision makers involved in the design, development and commercialization of technology through its market leading brands, peer communities and professional education services. More than 2.2 million engineering professionals engage with UBM Electronics brands which include EE Times, EDN, EDN China, EDN Asia, EDN Japan, Design News and Test & Measurement World, TechOnline, Designlines and Embedded.com across the globe to accelerate technology sales. The international electronics community gathers at UBM Electronics market leading events such as the Embedded Systems Conferences, DesignCon and ARM Technology Conference to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges facing the electronics industry. Additionally, UBM Electronics provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation marketing, integrated media, custom solutions and research. UBM Electronics is part of UBM (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com

SOURCE UBM Electronics

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