meet our SPONSORS!
DIAMOND SPONSOR
Melexis designs, develops, and delivers edge sensor and driver solutions with a heart for people and planet. Its mission is to empower engineers to turn their ideas into applications that support the best imaginable future, one that is safe, comfortable and sustainable.
Melexis specializes in powertrain, thermal management, lighting, e-brake, e-steering and battery solutions for the automotive sector. It also expands its presence in the emerging markets of sustainable world, alternative mobility, robotics, and digital health.
Founded in 1989 in Belgium, Melexis has grown to employ over 2,000 people in 13 countries, delivering cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide.
For more information, visit www.melexis.com or follow Melexis on LinkedIn, and YouTube.
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Huawei (www.huawei.com) is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Founded in 1987, it is 100% owned by its employees. The company employs more than 207,000 people and operates in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world.
Huawei's vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, Huawei is:
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driving ubiquitous connectivity and promoting equal access to networks;
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bringing cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where it is needed, when it is needed;
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building digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic;
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redefining user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether they are at home, in the office, or on the go.
Innovation in semiconductor devices, circuits, chipsets and applications is the major research & development focus of Huawei. This is evidenced by heavily investing in R&D resulting in competitive products and solutions and a patent portfolio of over 140,000 active patents globally. R&D spending was over 20% of revenues in the last three years, with an R&D headcount of ~114,000 people (55% of total workforce). Over the years, Huawei has been an employer of choice for the best researchers and engineers working at the cutting edge of technology globally. Huawei is also a preferred partner to the world’s most innovative and successful (academic and business) organizations, pushing the limits of science & engineering and developing distinctive, practical solutions to a wide range of business and societal challenges.
Founded in 2004, Huawei’s fully-owned group company HiSilicon (www.hisilicon.com/en) is an industry-leading, fabless semiconductor business. HiSilicon provides leading chipset solutions and services for devices used in smart homes, smart cities, smart mobility, and a variety of other domains. The portfolio covers a wide range of fields, including smart vision, smart IoT, smart media, smart transportation, automotive electronics, displays, mobile SoC, data centers, and optical transceivers.
HiSilicon employs more than 7,000 people across 12 offices and R&D centers located in China (Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan), Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Europe. Many years of industry development experience has allowed HiSilicon to master top-tier IC design and verification technologies, while also optimizing its EDA design platforms, development processes, and specifications. Throughout this time, HiSilicon has successfully developed more than 200 types of chipsets with related intellectual property rights (IPRs), and applied for more than 8,000 patents.
HiSilicon is committed to enabling smart devices across all scenarios, providing global customers with quality chipsets and solutions, while focusing on excellent service and quick responses. As we forge ahead, we will continue to create value for our customers.
GOLD SPONSORS
Imec is a world-leading research and innovation center in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. Imec leverages its state-of-the-art R&D infrastructure and team of more than 5,500 employees and top researchers for R&D in advanced semiconductor and system scaling, silicon photonics, artificial intelligence, beyond 5G communications, and sensing technologies.
As imec’s application-specific IC (ASIC) division, imec.IC-link serves start-ups, SMEs, OEMs, and universities by supporting the full ASIC development process from design and IP services to production, packaging, and testing. It realizes over 6000 yearly tape-outs in CMOS, Gan-on-SOI, and silicon photonics technologies.
Rohde & Schwarz is a leading global technology company that develops, produces and markets a wide range of innovative communications, information and security products for professional users. Founded in 1933 in Munich, Germany, the company has over 120 years of experience in electronics and is known for its high-quality products and solutions in the areas of test and measurement, broadcast and media, cybersecurity, secure communications, and monitoring and network testing.
With a workforce of more than 12,300 people worldwide, Rohde & Schwarz has a global presence with subsidiaries in more than 70 countries, including the United States, China, Japan, and South Korea. The company's extensive portfolio includes solutions for wireless communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial electronics, and IT and telecommunications.
Rohde & Schwarz is committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability, and has a long history of investing in research and development to drive technological advancements. The company's mission is to provide its customers with the best possible solutions to meet their needs and help them stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.
At Rohde & Schwarz, the focus is on delivering excellence in everything they do, from the design and manufacture of their products to the support and service they provide to their customers. With a strong reputation for reliability, accuracy, and innovation, Rohde & Schwarz is a trusted partner for businesses, governments, and organizations around the world.
At ST, we are more than 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of cloud-connected autonomous things. We are committed to achieving our goal to become carbon neutral on scope 1 and 2 and partially scope 3 by 2027. Further information can be found at www.st.com.
About TSMC
Established in 1987, TSMC is the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry.
SILVER PLUS SPONSOR
KDPOF is a fabless semiconductor supplier that provides high-speed optical networking solutions for the automotive industry. Founded in 2010 in Madrid, Spain, KDPOF innovates in information theory, DSP, analog mixed-signal, optical coupling, and packaging designs. It markets cost-effective technology such as fully qualified automotive-grade ASSPs, integrating electronics, photonics, and optics in a single package. KDPOF currently has partners and coworkers in France, Germany, Korea, Japan, USA, China, and Sweden.
SILVER SPONSORS
Europractice is a one-stop shop that provides a full range of services to design and fabricate electronic circuits and systems. For nearly 30 years, we have offered affordable access to prototyping and volume production services in a wide scope of technologies, including ASICs, MEMS, Photonics, Flexible Electronics, Compound Semiconductors, and more. For future generations of engineers, Europractice has provided design tools and a broad training offer ensuring the growing digital economy in Europe. Our consortium consists of five partners, namely imec (Belgium), UKRI-STFC (UK), Fraunhofer IIS (Germany), CIME-P from Grenoble INP (France) and Tyndall National Institute (Ireland). Over the years, Europractice has been supported by the European Commission, which allowed expansion into new markets and continuation of the high-quality service to more than 600 academic institutions and over 300 SMEs.
ICsense -an independent subsidiary of the TDK group- is Europe’s premier IC design company. ICsense’s core business is ASIC development and supply and custom IC design services.
ICsense has the largest fab-independent European design group with world-class expertise in analog, digital, mixed-signal and high-voltage IC design. The company develops and supplies customer exclusive ASIC solutions for the automotive, medical, industrial and consumer market compliant with ISO9001, ISO13485, IEC61508-ISO26262.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communications infrastructure markets. NXP's "Brighter Together" approach combines leading-edge technology with pioneering people to develop system solutions that make the connected world better, safer, and more secure. The company has operations in more than 30 countries and posted revenue of $13.28 billion in 2023. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
Samsung Semiconductor offers one of the widest product portfolios in the industry from three main businesses: Memory, System LSI and Foundry. Through bold business strategies, consistent investments and persistent commitment to innovation, we are one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world. We have been the leading memory provider in the industry for the past 30 years. Since 2002, we built on our success in memory and widened our expertise into logic, providing leading logic chip solutions as well as foundry services. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung Semiconductor at https://semiconductor.samsung.com/.
BRONZE SPONSORS
We Are OMNIVISION
OMNIVISION is a global fabless semiconductor organization that develops advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display solutions for multiple applications and industries.
Since its founding in 1995, OMNIVISION has been at the leading edge of technology, developing and delivering advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display solutions for multiple applications across several industries. As a global fabless semiconductor organization, our award-winning innovative technologies have enabled solutions within the automotive, medical, security & surveillance, computing, mobile phone, machine vision, and IoT/emerging segments.
Our dedication to providing reliable, innovative imaging and sensing solutions continues to be our primary aim.
OMNIVISION’s core strengths are its proprietary image sensing, state-of-the-art CMOS processing, and packaging technologies. Through superior pixel design, semiconductor manufacturing processes, and package development, OMNIVISION sensors enable customers to capture images at higher resolutions, in lower light levels, with better image quality, and in less space than ever before. We are at the cutting edge of pixel and imaging technology, achieving milestones that have not been achieved before, such as the world’s smallest NTS camera in 2006, PureCel® CMOS image sensors in 2013, or TheiaCel Technology in 2023.
Our commitment to excellence is demonstrated by our drive to continuously improve through our adherence to forward-looking principles. Dedication to quality and service is integral to our business practices. Customer satisfaction is paramount to our business.