CASPA eLetter: No. 153, December 31, 2018Dec 31, 2018
President's Words Dear Members, CASPA is planning a series of seminars. In January, we will have two soft-skill seminars: On 1/23/19, CASPA, CAISS, and CIE will jointly host a seminar on the topic of “Negotiation and Reducing Stress in Workspace.” It is free for the first 40 registrants, so register soon. On 1/30/19, the seminar topic is “Critical Thinking Skills Applied in Current Events Analysis.” This is the first of the 10 series in the leadership development seminars tailored for CASPA...
CASPA eLetter: No. 152, December 15, 2018
Dec 15, 2018
President's Words Dear Members, The semiconductor industry is experiencing a perfect storm, driving the continuation of Moore's Law, artificial intelligence applications, and 5G deployment, which also creates huge opportunities. At the same time, in early December, several incidents affecting our industry occurred - Sino-US trade negotiations, an ICT executive in China was detained and bailed in Canada, the loss of the famous Silicon Valley scholar, and the fire in ASML’s supplier. CASPA is a...
Dec 15, 2018
President's Words Dear Members, The semiconductor industry is experiencing a perfect storm, driving the continuation of Moore's Law, artificial intelligence applications, and 5G deployment, which also creates huge opportunities. At the same time, in early December, several incidents affecting our industry occurred - Sino-US trade negotiations, an ICT executive in China was detained and bailed in Canada, the loss of the famous Silicon Valley scholar, and the fire in ASML’s supplier. CASPA is a...
CASPA eLetter: No. 151, November 30, 2018
Nov 30, 2018
President's Words Dear members, While the calendar moves into the last month of year 2018, CASPA team is busy visiting our corporate sponsors for their requirements. If your company would like to participate in our sponsorship program, it is the right time to join. We can visit you for a discussion and even tailor a program for your needs. Please contact us at . Also, in 2019, our first public event is Soft Skill I Seminar on January 23, 2019. We are working on this event and will keep you...
Nov 30, 2018
President's Words Dear members, While the calendar moves into the last month of year 2018, CASPA team is busy visiting our corporate sponsors for their requirements. If your company would like to participate in our sponsorship program, it is the right time to join. We can visit you for a discussion and even tailor a program for your needs. Please contact us at . Also, in 2019, our first public event is Soft Skill I Seminar on January 23, 2019. We are working on this event and will keep you...
CASPA eLetter: No. 150, November 15, 2018
Nov 15, 2018
President's Words Dear Corporate Sponsors, and individual members, On one hand, there were two recent semiconductor related mergers announced. In October 10, Apple has taken control over the power-management technology portion in a $600 million deal with Dialog semiconductor. One month later, II-VI Incorporated announced that they would acquire Finisar with an equity value of approximately $3.2 billion. Both events may be the result of the intense competition to secure the supply of key...
Nov 15, 2018
President's Words Dear Corporate Sponsors, and individual members, On one hand, there were two recent semiconductor related mergers announced. In October 10, Apple has taken control over the power-management technology portion in a $600 million deal with Dialog semiconductor. One month later, II-VI Incorporated announced that they would acquire Finisar with an equity value of approximately $3.2 billion. Both events may be the result of the intense competition to secure the supply of key...
CASPA eLetter: No. 149, October 31, 2018
Oct 31, 2018
President's Words Dear members, CASPA’s BIMS/IC World delegation has ended successfully. We started at Shanghai on day 1, Oct. 20, to participate in CASPA—Shanghai chapter’s Annual Conference. Next day, we went to Beijing to attend the 1st IC World exhibition and hosted the 19th Beijing International Microelectronics Symposium. CASPA also gave speeches and hosted a morning session AI forum with full house attendees. On day 3, We visited BOE’s generation 8.5 fab that is capable of making 6...
Oct 31, 2018
President's Words Dear members, CASPA’s BIMS/IC World delegation has ended successfully. We started at Shanghai on day 1, Oct. 20, to participate in CASPA—Shanghai chapter’s Annual Conference. Next day, we went to Beijing to attend the 1st IC World exhibition and hosted the 19th Beijing International Microelectronics Symposium. CASPA also gave speeches and hosted a morning session AI forum with full house attendees. On day 3, We visited BOE’s generation 8.5 fab that is capable of making 6...
CASPA eLetter: No. 148, October 15, 2018
Oct 15, 2018
CASPA 2018 Annual Conference Dinner Banquet (ACDB) President's Words Dear members, Last Saturday, CASPA just held the 27th Annual Conference and Dinner Banquet. The whole day event was packed with startup roadshow and 16 outstanding speakers giving talks on latest Market and Technology updates on AI and autonomous driving. We had a full house with very engaging audiences on Q&A. For those who requested for speaker’s slides. The download link is then provided below. Thank you for your...
Oct 15, 2018
CASPA 2018 Annual Conference Dinner Banquet (ACDB) President's Words Dear members, Last Saturday, CASPA just held the 27th Annual Conference and Dinner Banquet. The whole day event was packed with startup roadshow and 16 outstanding speakers giving talks on latest Market and Technology updates on AI and autonomous driving. We had a full house with very engaging audiences on Q&A. For those who requested for speaker’s slides. The download link is then provided below. Thank you for your...
CASPA eLetter: No. 147, September 30, 2018Sep 30, 2018
CASPA 2018 Annual Conference Dinner Banquet (ACDB) 9:00 - 21:30, Saturday, October 13, 2018 Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Time: Venue: Register here Our startup pitch offers startups a free opportunity to pitch their venture for instant inputs from fellow entrepreneurs. Join us to talk about your great product that will change the world! If you are interested in pitching, showcase your product and network with 500+ Silicon Valley...
CASPA eLetter: No. 146, September 15, 2018Sep 15, 2018
CASPA 2018 Annual Conference Dinner Banquet (ACDB) 9:00 - 21:30, Saturday, October 13, 2018 Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Time: Venue: Register here Our startup pitch offers startups a free opportunity to pitch their venture for instant inputs from fellow entrepreneurs. Join us to talk about your great product that will change the world! If you are interested in pitching, showcase your product and network with 500+ Silicon Valley...
CASPA eLetter: No. 145, August 31, 2018
Aug 31, 2018
CASPA 2018 Annual Conference Dinner Banquet (ACDB) Please mark the day. CASPA’s ACDB will be held on Saturday Oct. 13, 2018. We have distinguished speakers lined up and will keep you updated if there is any new change. Dinner Banquet (DB) keynote speaker: Gary E. Dickerson, CEO and president, Applied Materials, Inc. Prospective Annual Conference (AC) speakers: Ziya Ma (VP, Intel), Rui Zhou (Vice GM, IC Park), Kelvin Low (VP, ARM), Ramine Roane (VP, Xilinx), Ian Bratt (Dist. Engr., ARM), Gunjeet...
Aug 31, 2018
CASPA 2018 Annual Conference Dinner Banquet (ACDB) Please mark the day. CASPA’s ACDB will be held on Saturday Oct. 13, 2018. We have distinguished speakers lined up and will keep you updated if there is any new change. Dinner Banquet (DB) keynote speaker: Gary E. Dickerson, CEO and president, Applied Materials, Inc. Prospective Annual Conference (AC) speakers: Ziya Ma (VP, Intel), Rui Zhou (Vice GM, IC Park), Kelvin Low (VP, ARM), Ramine Roane (VP, Xilinx), Ian Bratt (Dist. Engr., ARM), Gunjeet...
CASPA eLetter: No. 144, August 15, 2018
Aug 15, 2018
CASPA 2018 Annual Conference Dinner Banquet (ACDB) Please mark the day. CASPA’s ACDB will be held on Saturday Oct. 13, 2018. We are preparing speaker lineup and will keep you updated. 9:30 - 21:30, Saturday, October 13, 2018 Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Time: Venue: Register: here Annual Conference 09:30 - 10:00: Registration, and networking for attendees at lobby 10:00 - 10:10: Welcome from CASPA President 10:00 - 12:30: Startup Pitch 12:30...
Aug 15, 2018
CASPA 2018 Annual Conference Dinner Banquet (ACDB) Please mark the day. CASPA’s ACDB will be held on Saturday Oct. 13, 2018. We are preparing speaker lineup and will keep you updated. 9:30 - 21:30, Saturday, October 13, 2018 Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Time: Venue: Register: here Annual Conference 09:30 - 10:00: Registration, and networking for attendees at lobby 10:00 - 10:10: Welcome from CASPA President 10:00 - 12:30: Startup Pitch 12:30...
