-- David Sonnier, a chief architect at LSI, will explain how the company's new APP2200 processor combines control-plane and data-plane engines to deliver carrier-grade performance for SMB equipment. -- David Fotland, CTO of Ubicom, will describe how the company's unique processor architecture addresses the increasing demands of the connected digital home. -- Toby Foster, a system architect at Freescale, will examine the optimization of CPU design, application offloads, memory subsystems, and high-speed interfaces in dual-CPU processors. -- Richard Schooler, VP of software engineering, Tilera, will describe the company's radical new 64-CPU architecture and how it can accelerate intrusion prevention, spam filtering, QoS provisioning, and other Layer 3-7 applications. -- Mark Hayter, chief system architect at PA Semi, will describe the company's dual-CPU Power processor, including example system block diagrams and a detailed device power breakdown. -- Dan Bouvier, director of solutions architecture at AMCC, will discuss how the demands of all-IP convergence affect the design of the CPU complex, accelerators, and I/O in next-generation processors. -- Raj Singh, a communications architect at IBM, will discuss how trends such as virtualization and convergence can be addressed by IBM's system-on- a-chip technology. -- Sanjay Manney, director of microprocessor products, PMC-Sierra, will discuss how cost-optimized, high-performance SoC platforms can enable embedded secure networked applications. -- Jim Johnston, CTO, Mindspeed, will describe the company's new family of dual-core processor SoCs designed for the triple-play broadband home and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) markets.As an added bonus, we'll be raffling off an iPod Touch as well as one of The Linley Group's reports at the afternoon reception where you can network with industry leaders, The Linley Group analysts, and view the exhibits. Admission is free to qualified individuals who register by November 9. The seminar is intended for system designers, OEMs, service providers, network-equipment vendors, software developers, press, and the financial community. The seminar will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose and is sponsored by Freescale, AMCC, LSI, IBM, PMC-Sierra, Ubicom, PA Semi, and Tilera. For further details and registration information, visit The Linley Group web site: http://www.linleygroup.com/seminars.html. About The Linley Group The Linley Group, the leading provider of independent technology analysis for networking, communications, and consumer electronics semiconductors, covers emerging areas such as high-speed embedded processors, communications processors, Gigabit and 10G Ethernet, mobile device processors, and more. The company provides in-depth technology reports and interactive seminars as well as strategic consulting services tailored to the individual client. To get free access to The Linley Group's analysis of recent news and events in these markets, subscribe to our e-mail newsletters. More information about The Linley Group is available at http://www.linleygroup.com.
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