Industry Leaders to Present High-Speed Interconnect Solutions
at Linley Tech Seminar

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—May 21, 2009—The Linley Group, the leading provider of independent technology analysis in semiconductors for networking, communications, mobile, and wireless, presents a Linley Tech seminar on High-Speed Interconnects.

This one-day event brings together industry leaders to discuss the latest products and technologies for system-level interconnects and recent developments at the physical layer for various protocols. The seminar is intended for those who are using or evaluating interconnect technologies for their design projects.

PRESENTING COMPANIES:

• The Linley Group, Jag Bolaria, senior analyst, will open the day with an overview of interconnect technology, standards, and silicon trends.
• Cisco, Alessandro Barbieri, Product Line Manager, Ethernet Switching - "High-Speed Ethernet Networks: Technical Challenges and Market Dynamics"
• AppliedMicro, Keith Conroy, Architect, CTO Office - "40/100G Physical Layer Interconnects"
• Freescale, Greg Shippen, System Architect - "Wireless Infrastructure Drives New Logical-Layer Innovation in System Interconnects and SoCs"
• Sarance Technologies, Farhad Shafai, CTO and Chief Architect - "Interlaken: The Future of High-Speed Interconnects"
• Achronix, Denny Scharf, Strategic Marketing Manager - "100Gbps with Achronix's Speedster Family"
• Finisar, Jan Meise, Director of Strategic Marketing - "The Seamless Use of Copper and Optics in High-Speed Interconnects"
• Luxtera, Marek Tlalka, VP of Marketing - "Silicon Photonics-Enabled Low-Cost and High-Performance Optical Connectivity"
• Xilinx, Brent Przybus, Director, Platform Solutions - "Xilinx V6 / S6 FPGA-Based Targeted Design Platforms Accelerate Innovation"

When:       Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Seminar:  9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Reception: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Where:     DoubleTree Hotel, San Jose, California

Registration: Admission is free for qualified attendees who register by May 29. The seminar is intended for OEMs, ODMs, board developers, software developers, press, and the financial community. Registration

About Linley Tech Seminars
Linley Tech Seminars are interactive one-day events focused on a single aspect of advanced technology. The Linley Group analysts carefully select session topics and speakers who are subject matter experts ensuring that the presentations provide in-depth technical information and relevant content.

About The Linley Group
The Linley Group is the leading provider of independent technology analysis in semiconductors for networking, communications, mobile, and wireless. The company provides in-depth technology reports, strategic consulting, and interactive seminars. For analysis of recent industry news subscribe to "Linley Wire" and "Linley on Mobile", the company's free newsletters.

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