Ansoft, ASUSTek, Atmel, Intel, Microchip, National Instruments, NEC Electronics, Renesas, VIA Technologies and Wind River to exhibit at IIC-Taiwan 2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Global Sources'
(Nasdaq: GSOL) International IC-Taiwan Conference & Exhibition (IIC-Taiwan, http://www.english.iic-taiwan.com ) is scheduled to showcase the latest system and board-level design solutions, design automation and test technologies, embedded systems, as well as passive and electromechanical technologies, at the Taipei World Trade Center from Sept. 9 to 11.
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Leading technology companies scheduled to exhibit at IIC-Taiwan include Ansoft, ASUSTek, Atmel, Intel, Microchip, National Instruments, NEC Electronics, Renesas, VIA Technologies and Wind River.
"Taiwan's semiconductor market is expected to reach US$66.6 billion by 2010, according to the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association," said Mark A. Saunderson, President of Global Sources' Electronics Business Unit.
"As the market grows, the expanded and re-launched IIC-Taiwan aims to support local engineers and technical managers by bringing them the latest technologies from around the world.
"IIC-Taiwan builds on EDA & Test-Taiwan Conference and Exhibition's (EDA&T-Taiwan) 15-year track record in the design automation and test space, plus Embedded Systems Conference-Taiwan's (ESC-Taiwan) seven years' of embedded systems coverage.
"It also leverages on the 13-year success of the International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China) brand. We have expanded this event to include systems design and components, featuring Components Zone, IC-design houses and Korean IT-SOC Pavilion.
"Further enhancing its technology offerings, IIC-Taiwan 2008 is co-locating with SEMICON Taiwan and the Second Annual HDMI Developers Conference. The co-located events should offer design engineers a one-stop platform for them to see and learn about all products, technologies and standards covering electronics development -- right from design to manufacturing."
Keynote, Summits and Vendor Seminars to feature top industry experts
Intel Asia-Pacific Embedded Sales Group and Ultra Mobility Group's Director, Michael Chen, plans to discuss "Igniting Innovation to Grow the Embedded Markets" at the keynote address.
Meanwhile, the event's two Summits on "Clean Energy Initiatives" and "Next-Generation Wireless Design" are scheduled to feature leading industry executives from Infineon Technologies, Microchip, MontaVista Software, NXP Semiconductors, ON Semiconductor, Ralink Technology and Texas Instruments.
IIC-Taiwan Vendor Seminars are scheduled to be hosted by top technology providers including Accelerated Technology, Agilent, Analog Devices, Ansoft, eASIC, Intel, Leadis Technology, MIPS Technology, National Instruments, NEC Electronics, Renesas and Wind River.
The Vendor Seminar program is to address some of the industry's hottest topics, including:
-- Automotive Electronics
-- Design Automation
-- Embedded Software
-- Embedded Systems
-- Memory Design
-- Microcontrollers & Processors
-- Portable Audio Video
-- Power & Green Technologies
-- Radio Frequency & Network Design
-- Signal Processing
-- Test & Measurement
IIC-Taiwan is open to qualified visitors from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information and online pre-registration, visit
http://www.english.iic-taiwan.com .
Global Sources design-to-export solution for Greater China's electronics industry
IIC-Taiwan is an important part of Global Sources' portfolio of electronics industry media and trade show brands. Combining 29 online and 11 print media, plus four events which run 14 times across eight cities, Global Sources provides Greater China's electronics industry with end-to-end support -- from product conceptualization through to export of finished products.
Global Sources' portfolio also includes Greater China's key electronics industry event brands, such as the International IC-China Conference & Exhibition ( http://www.english.iic-china.com ) and the China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components ( http://www.chinasourcingfair.com ).
For more information about Global Sources, visit http://www.corporate.globalsources.com .
About Global Sources
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Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 37 years. Global Sources' network covers more than 69 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has over 2,800 team members in more than 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.
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