The RapidIO® Trade Association announced its Global Design Summits schedule for Fall 2006 spanning North America and Asia. Designed for engineers and engineering managers, these complimentary events will focus on Serial RapidIO technology, interoperability, applications and designs. Key members of the RapidIO eco-system are expected to lead the programs including Freescale Semiconductor, Integrated Device Technology (IDT), Jennic, Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., QNX Software Systems, Silicon Turnkey Express, Texas Instruments, and Tundra Semiconductor Corporation, among others.
Featuring: Serial RapidIO:
• Technology Introduction and Update
• Comparison vs. Ethernet and PCI Express
• Device and Interoperability Demonstrations
• Software Considerations
• Design Tips and Application Papers
Schedule:
August 17, 2006 – Boston, Mass.
September 12, 2006 – Tokyo, Japan
September 14, 2006 – Seoul, South Korea
October 24, 2006 – Shenzhen, China
November 14, 2006 – Bangalore, India
Schedule is subject to change. Additional details on locations and registration will be posted on www.RapidIO.org
Fee: Complimentary
Info: 1.512.305.0070 or www.rapidio.org
RapidIO Trade Association
The RapidIO Trade Association and its global members drive the RapidIO interconnect architecture. This ISO-certified, open-standard seamlessly enables the chip-to-chip, board-to-board, control, backplane and data plane interconnections needed in high-performance networking, communications and embedded systems. The growth of the RapidIO ecosystem in 2005 seeded deployment of RapidIO technology in next generation wireless infrastructure, edge networking and military systems. Over 2006, the deployment of RapidIO will be furthered through RapidIO Trade Association initiatives including interoperability, interworking, the next Generation PHY Release, and system-level application demonstrations. Detailed information on the RapidIO specification, products, design tools, member companies, and membership is available at www.RapidIO.org.
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