FPGA Workshop 2007

The IEEE FPGA Workshop 2007 is organized by the IEEE Ottawa Section, the IEEE Ottawa chapter of the Engineering Management Society, and the IEEE Ottawa Section Educational Activities, in conjunction with CMC Microsystem’s CWSOC 2007.

The main goal of the FPGA Workshop 2007 is to increase understanding and knowledge of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and encourage growth and development in the field.

The joint IEEE-Ottawa chapters of the Engineering Management Society (EMS) and the Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) invite you to join us in examining the business and technology elements from an entrepreneurial point of view, and the viability of such an ecosystem if it was to find roots in our "Silicon Valley North" context.

Who should attend and why?

This workshop caters to university students in electrical/electronic/communication engineering, computer science or software engineering; it is also of interest to computing or communications hardware and software designers, architects and managers; finally, it provides invaluable knowledge to investors and entrepreneurs considering the adoption or evolution of their use of FPGAs

FPGAs are used in most digital designs, from consumer devices to aerospace systems. It is a fascinating design platform that has commoditized digital design and verification. If you are involved in the development of products that use FPGAs, this workshop will provide you with perspective of your particular use with respect to front line applications; it will also give you insight into uses of FPGA technology you may not have considered yet.

If you are not familiar with FPGAs, this workshop is meant to give you a tangible example of technology-based business opportunity analysis: starting with the technology and business opportunities, participants will explore the pitfalls in bringing a product to market and how to address them, and the steps to be taken into shaping an opportunity into a business from the entrepreneurial point of view.

Topics covered include:

Opportunities and challenges in using FPGAs instead of processors, as presented in this article: "Higher Performance with Less CPUs"

An Overview of trends and developments in FPGA technology, similar to topics covered by this journal: FPGA & Structured ASIC Journal

Examples of FPGA applications, as can be seen in this website: Open FPGA

Industry initiatives, like the one seen in this net seminars:
Altera & AMD: "Accelerate HPC Applications with FPGA Coprocessors"
Altera & Intel: "Efficient HPC Coprocessing"

To this event, we are proud to join a hands-on stream: the Innovate Canada Programming Competition, which brings together engineering students with mentors from academia and industry, to create an environment of learning through innovation. Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are able to make this a pan-Canadian FPGA programming competition open to all undergraduate and graduate engineering students. Details about the FPGA Programming competition are available at: http://www.innovatecanada.ca

FPGA Workshop 2007

Who should attend and why?

Dinner on Tue. Oct 16 and lunch on Wed. Oct 17 are inluded.

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