Chapter news

During the past half year, the SSCS Denver Chapter hosted several technical seminars and a social event. In May 2004 Michael Rubin of Agilent Technologies presented “IC design solutions in a foundry environment,” an important topic especially given the concentration of fabless design houses in northern Colorado. Due to summer tapeout pressures encountered by the chapter officers, chapter activities resumed in September with a BBQ social at a local clubhouse. The following month, Ken Richardson of LSI Logic presented an informative tutorial on “Measurement, modeling, and simulation of high-speed transmission lines.” This was a particularly applicable seminar since many local companies in Fort Collins have active R&D efforts in developing highspeed serial data interfaces.