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May 2006

 

 

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Activities Calendar

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2006 Student Presentation Contest Held at NJIT

Computer:

New! Safe Computing in the Age of Ubiquitous Connectivity

Consultants' Network:

IEEE CNNNJ Visitation Program:  The Art of Cold Calling

Consultants' Network:

RoHS - Implementation and Compliance

EDS/C&S:

Device and Process Integration Challenges in Large Area Electronics

EDS/C&S:

New! Defect Engineering in High-Mobility Substrates for Advanced CMOS Technologies

EDS/C&S:

Biomedical Circuits and Systems Dedicated to Remote Sensing and Neurostimulation

EDS/C&S:

Wireless Sensor Networks

EDS/C&S:

Chip-Package Co-Design of RF Microsystems

EDS/C&S:

Theory and Applications of SEM/FIB DualBeam Instrumentation

MTT-S/AP-S:

Dielectric-Charging Model of RF MEMS Capacitive Switches

PACE & GOLD:

Engineers Meet:  Dysfunction by Design - the H-1B Program

PES/IAS:

Update! Energy Conservation Series - Power Factor Correction

SP:

Machine Learning for Bioinformatic Data Mining

VTS:

Introduction to 802.16 – WiMAX

 

 

IEEE Computer Soc.:

The International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN-2006)

Montclair Society of Engineers:

Montclair High School Robotics Team to Demonstrate Robots

 

Aidarous Award Given to Doug Zuckerman

 

New Public Announcements - Mailing for North Jersey Section!

 

Notice to NJ Section Engineers

 

North Jersey Section Seeks Committee Chairs and Volunteers

 

The NJ Section Education Committee Requests Your Feedback

 

Conference Rooms Needed!

 

IEEE-USA President Outlines Training Needed to Succeed in Our Careers

 

 

 

IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Match:  Meeting the Dollar-for-Dollar Challenge

 

 

NJ PES/IAS Seminar:

Power Cable Reliability

 

Fort Monmouth Annual Information Technology Forum & Expo 2006 - IPv6 - Enabling Net-Centric Warfare

NJ Section:

Call For Papers - 9th International Conference on Information Technology (CIT 2006)

 

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May 2006

Volume 52, Number 11

Publication No:  USPS 580-500

“The IEEE Newsletter” (North Jersey Section), is published monthly except June and July by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.   Headquarters:  3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY  10016-5997.  $1.00 per member per year (included in annual dues) for each member of the North Jersey Section.  Periodicals-class postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices.  Postmaster send address changes to:  “The IEEE Newsletter”, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ  08855-1331.  USPS 580-500 (ISSN 1076-3732).

 

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SECTION OFFICERS

Chair....................................................... Har Dayal

har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com  (973) 633-4618

Vice-Chair-1................................ Bhanu Chivukula

    b.chivukula “AT” computer.org  (732) 718-3818

Vice-Chair-2............................................. Kirit Dixit

                       kdixit “AT” ieee.org  (201) 669-7599

Treasurer................................. Dr. Sanghoon Shin

         s.shin “AT” ieee.org  (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22

Secretary............................................... Seth Jakel

             Sgjakel “AT” comcast.net  (973) 731-1902

 

 

Members-at-Large:

Pete Donegan (doneganp “AT” ieee.org)

Amit Patel (a.j.patel “AT” ieee.org)

 

The North Jersey Section Executive Committee usually meets the first Wednesday (except holidays and December) of each month at 7:00 PM.  Meetings are open to all members.  For information on meeting agenda contact Secretary Seth Jakel (973) 731-1902, Sgjakel “AT” comcast.net.

 

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IEEE North Jersey Section Activities

May 2006

 

May 3“NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Seth Jakel at sgjakel “AT” comcast.net.

May 3 – Machine Learning for Bioinformatic Data Mining” by Dr. S.Y. Kung, NJ SP Chapter, 4:45PM (pizza at 4:30 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Yun Shi (973) 596-3501 (shi “AT” njit.edu), Dr. Alfredo Tan (201) 692-2347 (tan “AT” mailbox.fdu.edu), Dr. Hong Man (201) 216-5038 (hman “AT” stevens-tech.edu).

May 4 – Device and Process Integration Challenges in Large Area Electronics” by Dr. Arokia Nathan, NJ EDS/C&S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

May 4 – Fort Monmouth Annual Information Technology Forum & Expo 2006 - IPv6 - Enabling Net-Centric Warfare” - AFCEA Fort Monmouth Chapter Professional Development Seminar and the North American IPv6 Task Force, 8:00AM through 4:30 PM, Fort Monmouth Officers Club/Gibbs Hall.  Industry - Mike Dazio, mdazio “AT” datatekcorp.com, (732) 667-1080 ext.116, Government - Kwai-Fung Chan, Kwai.Chan “AT” us.army.mil, (732) 532-3592.

May 5 – Defect Engineering in High-Mobility Substrates for Advanced CMOS Technologies” by Dr. Cor Claeys, NJ EDS/C&S Chapters, 5:00 PM (pizza at 4:45 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

May 7 – “NJ Section Awards Reception” - 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the Birchwood Manor, 111 North Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Anne Giedlinski (973) 377-3175.

May 10 – Dielectric-Charging Model of RF MEMS Capacitive Switches” by Dr. James C. M. Hwang, NJ MTT-S/AP-S Chapter, 5:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599, kdixit "AT" ieee.org, or Har Dayal (973) 633-4618, har.dayal "AT" baesystems.com.

May 10 – Biomedical Circuits and Systems Dedicated to Remote Sensing and Neurostimulation” by Dr. Mohamad Sawan, NJ EDS/C&S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra "AT" njit.edu).

May 10 –Engineers Meet:  Dysfunction by Design - the H-1B Program” by John Miano, NJ PACE & GOLD, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ.  Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625 (PWard1130 “AT” aol.com) or Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954 (rftax “AT” verizon.net).

TBAEnergy Conservation Series - Power Factor Correction” by Ron Quade, PE, NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 6:30 PM, Eaton Electrical (Cutler-Hammer), 690 Rahway Ave, Union, NJ.  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org

May 19 – Montclair High School Robotics Teams' Presentation”, 8:00 PM (coffee and desert at 7:30 PM), Union Congregational Church, 176 Cooper Ave, Montclair, NJ.  Pete Donegan (973) 783-7998, doneganp "AT" ieee.org.

May 25 –IEEE CNNNJ Visitation Program:  The Art of Cold Calling” by Donald A. Borcherding, NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or www.TechnologyOnTap.org.

May 26 –Power Cable Reliability Seminar” by Benjamin T. Lanz, NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Automatic Switch Company, 50 Hanover Road, Florham Park, NJ.  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or RWQuade “AT” ieee.org

May 30 – “Safe Computing in the Age of Ubiquitous Connectivity” - NJ Computer Chapter, 7:00 PM, Public Meeting Room, Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ,  (973) 285-6930.  Seth Jakel (973) 731 1902, (973) 820-1865, sgjakel “AT” comcast.net or Howard Leach (973) 540-1283, h.leach “AT” ieee.org.

Upcoming Meetings

 

June 7 – “NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Seth Jakel at sgjakel “AT” comcast.net.

June 15 –Introduction to 802.16 – WiMAX” – by Steve Crain, NJ VTS Chapter, 7:00 PM (dinner at 6:30 PM), Lucent Technologies, 67 Whippany Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Stephen Wilkowski, Lucent Technologies, (973) 386-6487, swilkowski “AT” lucent.com, Arthur Greenberg, (973) 386-6673, ahg1 “AT” lucent.com.

June 25-28 –The International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN-2006)”, IEEE Computer Society, Sheraton Society Hill, Philadelphia, PA.  Chandra Kintala, General Chair - DSN 2006, Stevens Institute of Technology, ckintala “AT” stevens.edu.

June 29 –RoHS - Implementation and Compliance” by Keith James and Tom Rainone, NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or www.TechnologyOnTap.org.

Sep. 20 – Wireless Sensor Networks” by Dr. Martin Haenggi, NJ EDS/C&S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

Oct. 17 – Chip-Package Co-Design of RF Microsystems” by Professor P.R. Mukund, NJ EDS/C&S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

Oct. 27 – “National Electrical Code Update” by Won Kim, NJ PES/IAS, 9:00AM - 2:00PM, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, 300 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07962.  Ronald W. Quade (732) 205-2614 or RWQuade “AT” IEEE.org.

Nov. 8 – “Theory and Applications of SEM/FIB DualBeam Instrumentation” by Dr. Lucille A. Giannuzzi, EDS/C&S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

Dec. 18-21 – “9th International Conference on Information Technology (CIT 2006)”, see http://www.citconference.org and http://www.cs.unt.edu/~smohanty/CIT2006.

 

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Spring 2006 Student Presentation Contest Held at NJIT

The North Jersey Section student presentation contest for 2006 was held on Tuesday, March 21st at NJIT in Newark, NJ.  The contest was well attended and had a good number of participants.  There were a total of 8 graduate and undergraduate student presenters covering a wide variety of topics.  A group of 4 judges volunteered their time to grade each of the speakers.  The purpose of the contest is to help students improve their communication and presentation skills.  Each presenter received the judge's comment sheets for constructive feedback.

The contest started with dinner and then moved right into the graduate and undergraduate categories.  Many different topics were covered and this years students showed great expertise in using colorful and concise slide presentations. Topics included everything from tutorials on semiconductors and its applications, vehicle display systems, engineering for Iraq reconstruction, standards, and alternative fuels.

The winners, titles, and short abstracts can be found below.  Winners in both categories were awarded 1st/2nd/3rd place prizes.  The next round of competition will be the regional contest to be held at University of Maine, ME in mid April.  All the details of their program can be found off the SAC website http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/north_jersey/sac/ieee.html.

The North Jersey Section Presentation contest will be again held next spring.   Greater participation is hoped and the call for presentations will start early in November.  All North Jersey graduates/undergraduates are welcome to participate for prizes.  Special thanks goes to our judges, Maurice Baker, Russ Pepe, Pete Donegan, and Stephen Wilkowski for taking their valuable time to support local students.  Find below pictures of some participants of the presentation contest, judges, and some winners.

 

Section volunteers gave their time to help judge the contest

 

Student presenters gathered for a group photo after the contest

 

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Purushothaman Srinivasan – 1st Place Graduate

New Jersey Institute of Technology

“Low-frequency 1/f Noise Performance in MOSFET Devices”

 

This talk introduces the low-frequency (1/f) noise for analog applications in semiconductor devices.  Also called as flicker noise, this is one of the reliability factors that needs to be considered when Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect-Transistors are to be considered for analog and mixed applications.  This is also used as a reliability and diagnostic tool and performance of various MOSFET devices will be discussed in detail during the presentation.  The impact of gate stack technological and processing parameters in high-k based gate stacks on 1/f noise will also be outlined.

 

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Justin Rodriguez, Timothy Garner – 1st Place Undergrad

Stevens Institute of Technology

“Applications of Swarm Intelligence in Robotics”

 

Swarm intelligence has been an area of much research in recent years due to its promise and widespread implications in the area of robotics.  Swarm intelligence can allow multiple inexpensive robots to perform a task more efficiently than a single expensive robot, while also allowing for a more versatile range of functions.  It can also allow multiple robots to cooperate in a synchronous manner to perform certain tasks.  The foundation of swarm intelligence is the ability of each individual robot in a group to communicate with other robots and assign tasks to maximize the efficiency of the group.  Each robot is designated as a single memory cell contributing to the whole.  With this collective intelligence, the “swarm” is able to maximize efficiency by having each robot decide on a task by utilizing the information provided.  This is possible even if some robots are disabled.

 

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Fatima Masheeb – 2nd Place Undergrad

Fairleigh Dickinson University

“Display Technologies for Automobiles”

 

In this presentation, the status of automotive devices is evaluated and prospective developments in display technologies for use in automobiles is introduced.  The center of attention will be the excess of instrumentation used to display information to the driver.  It will shown that conventional display technologies can be proficiently used to replace an abundance of secondary instruments and a number of primary functions that will greatly decrease the present clutter on car dashboards.  It will also be shown that by replacing existing display technologies, we can shorten the drivers eye movement time and therefore make the driving experience both safer for the driver and also for other drivers and pedestrians.  There are a variety of choices in display technologies that could be implemented, including active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs), electrically controlled birefringent color LCDs, vacuum florescent displays (VFD), LED, LCD light valves and head-up displays (HUDs); Head Up Displays (HUD) will be focused on, which have the potential to introduce instrumentation which follows driver eye movement.  Finally, we address issues relating to the manufacture and integration of displays for automotive instrumentation to include cost, reliability, weight, and footprint by adopting advanced packaging technologies.

 

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Sowrabh Sharma – 3rd Place Undergrad

Fairleigh Dickinson University

“Wireless Speedometer using an Optocoupler”

 

There are many situations where signals and data need to be transferred from one subsystem to another, within a circuit, or from one piece of equipment to another, without making a direct ohmic connection.  Often this is because the source and destination are (or at times may be) at very different voltage levels.  The coupling of one circuit with respect to another, with no galvanic or ohmic connections between them, can be achieved by using light as the mode of communication.  This process is called optocoupling, and the device used to achieve the process is called an optocoupler.  For example a microprocessor which is operating from 5V DC but being used to control a triac which is switching 240V AC needs to be coupled with an optocoupler.  To better understand the working of optocouplers and their implementation, I designed a speedometer that uses an optocoupler as its central design feature.  This unit can be used to monitor speed of F-1 cars where high precision is a priority.  This optocoupler is connected to a wireless transmitter receiver circuit so that the race team can monitor the statistics of the car from a remote location.

 

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NJ Computer Society:

Safe Computing in the Age of Ubiquitous Connectivity

On Tuesday, May 30th, 2006, the IEEE North Jersey Section Computer Chapter will host a presentation titled “Safe Computing in the Age of Ubiquitous Connectivity” by Robert Gezelter.

About the Talk

Today’s workplace is anywhere there is connectivity.  Each development merely expands the phenomenon, whether the technology is public WiFi HotSpots or Cellular data services.  Many employees spend the majority of their working hours away from their offices, in an ad hoc composite of home offices, client and customer premises, and public spaces.  Ubiquitous Internet access has accelerated this trend, with many parks, bookstores, and coffee shops acting as virtual extensions of the office.  Employees are connected to their firm and its customers by a combination of wireless Internet access, Virtual Private Networks, wireless devices, and mobile telephones.

We will explore the privacy, security, and integrity issues raised by universal connectivity; and how technologies like wired and wireless networks, both public and private, can be used to un-tether employees from their desks while preserving the security and integrity of the systems they use.  The potential for information disclosure and alteration, identity theft, misuse, and other dangers of the technology will also be explored.

Solutions will be applicable to all participants in the connected world:  end-users; enterprises; or access providers.  Enterprise issues will be addressed from the emerging perspective of providing cyber-hospitality, in addition to the issues raised by providing remote access to one’s own staff.

About the Speaker

Mr. Gezelter is a Contributing Editor for the Computer Security Handbook.  He has worked with the Internet and its predecessor, the Arpanet, for much of his career.  His experience with the Internet, combined with his extensive experience on security related issues in financial and other areas, resulted in his being invited to author the Internet Security chapter of the Third Edition of The Computer Security Handbook (John Wiley and Sons, Fall 1995) and three Internet-related chapters in the Fourth Edition (John Wiley and Sons, Spring 2002).

He has an extensive background in the design, implementation, and utilization of computer systems.  His clientele has spanned the full range of computing activities, from governmental administrative systems to real-time defense and process-control environments.  His work has spanned the industry, from mainframes to embedded micro-controllers.

Mr. Gezelter’s work has included the internals and utilization of a wide range of architectures and platforms, work with a variety of operating systems, and work in networking.  Since 1985, he has presented over 125 public sessions and seminars at conferences and symposia spanning the range from one-hour conference presentations to full day seminars.  He has been an invited speaker at many symposia and a featured speaker at meetings sponsored by several professional societies.  He has published over 25 articles in a variety of publications and has served as a Contributing Editor for several of these.

A sampling of his presentations can be found at http://www.rlgsc.com/presentations.html, and a selection of his recent articles and columns can be found at http://www.rlgsc.com/publications.html.

Since 1978, Mr. Gezelter has been in private practice emphasizing operating systems, networks, and security.  His particular focus has been the use of architectures to improve leverage and efficiency while reducing complexity and its attendant hazards.

Mr. Gezelter received his BA and MS degrees in Computer Science from New York University in 1981, and 1983 respectively.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend. Bring your friends and network during the free pre-meeting buffet starting at 6 PM.

 

Time:  7:00 PM, Tuesday, May 30,  2006.

Place:  Public Meeting Room, Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ,  (973) 285-6930.

Information:  Seth Jakel (973) 731 1902, (973) 820-1865, sgjakel “AT” comcast.net or Howard Leach (973) 540-1283, h.leach “AT” ieee.org.

 

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NJ Consultants' Network:

IEEE CNNNJ Visitation Program:  The Art of Cold Calling

On Thursday, May 25, 2006, the IEEE Consultants' Network of Northern NJ is pleased to present ”The Art of Cold Calling”, by Donald A. Borcherding..

About the Talk

Over the last year, the CNNNJ has begun a “Visitation Program” where members of the CNNNJ volunteer to set up appointments and visit various companies during the afternoon of the CNNNJ monthly meetings. The goal is of this program is to meet with decision makers, provide a brochure and an overview of the CNNNJ and, most importantly, open the CNNNJ website “http://www.TechnologyOnTap.org” to show how to search for network members and complete a referral form. If the mission is successful, the decision maker is left with a CNNNJ Clock with our website boldly displayed on the front.

This presentation will review the challenges of cold calling and how to overcome the most common obstacles. The presentation will conclude with the visitation results and open the floor for discussion on how to improve the Visitation Program.

About the Speaker

Donald A. Borcherding has helped Peter Schutz, our Vice Chairman, with the Visitation Program, setting up appointments, making visitation calls and making cold calls between appointments. He has used this experience to setup his own calls to promote his firm, NexSummit LLC, which specializes in Reducing Product Development Time and Cost.

You can reach Don at dborcherding “AT” nexsummit.com or 908-684-8914.

About the Consultants’ Network

Founded in 1992, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ encourages and promotes the use of independent techni­cal consultants by business and industry.

All Welcome!

Everyone welcome.  No registration needed.  Free admission.

 

Time:  7:30 PM, Thursday, May 25,  2006.  Free pre-meeting buffet starting at 6:00 PM

Place:  Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  (Entrance at rear of building)

Information:  For directions and up-to-date meeting status, call Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or visit our website at www.TechnologyOnTap.org.  To download a map to KDI, go to:  http://www.mcekdi-integrated.com/directions.htm.

 

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NJ Consultants' Network:

RoHS - Implementation and Compliance

On Thursday, June 29, 2006, the IEEE Consultants' Network of Northern NJ is pleased to present ”Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) - Implementation and Compliance”, by Keith James and Tom Rainone.

About the Talk

The IEEE CNNNJ has organized two speakers to share their experiences with the implementation of Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).  Hopefully, you are well into your RoHS initiative and will use this meeting as a final check for your efforts.  If not, you will learn what it will take to reach compliance.  A small sampling of what you will learn:

 

1.             Where to start?

2.             Who to contact?

3.             What documentation is required?

4.             Should I pursue exemptions?

5.             How do I show compliance?

6.             What about the China, US and Canada RoHS?

7.             What is required to maintain long-term compliance?

8.             What is QC 080000 Certification?

 

About the Speakers

 

Keith James, Crestron Electronics

 

Keith presently works for Crestron Electronics, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced control and automation systems.  He is a designer and engineering liaison directing Manufactur­ing Engineering, Test Engineering, SAP Master Data and Quality Engineering departments for sustaining existing products and leading New Product Intro­ductions.  Keith is the RoHS Committee Chairperson leading Crestron’s initiatives to comply with Environmental laws and regulations within the global marketplace.  He has been an active member with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Northern New Jersey Chapter of APICS for over 10 years.

Crestron began their RoHS initiatives 2 years ago by first placing an emphasis on materials management, procurement, and configuration enhancements with their SAP system.  The overall RoHS roadmap consisted of capital expenditure, training, and design of experiments.  They have more than 750 active products considered RoHS production ready with a combined compliant component total of over 10,000 line items.  Crestron has been producing lead-free and RoHS product since April 2005.

 

Tom Rainone, Contract Manufacturing Services (CMS)

 

Tom has over thirty years experience in corporate management of manufacturing companies.  Prior to founding CMS in 2003, Tom owned a mid-sized contract manufacturing company for ten years, which gives him a unique insight into the problems and issues of achieving RoHS compliance.  He holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, and is a Certified IECQ Implementer for Hazard­ous Substance Process Management (RoHS Compliance to QC 080000).

 

About the Consultants’ Network

Founded in 1992, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ encourages and promotes the use of independent techni­cal consultants by business and industry.

All Welcome!

Everyone welcome.  No registration needed.  Free admission.

 

Time:  7:30 PM, Thursday, June 29,  2006.

Place:  Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  (Entrance at rear of building)

Information:  For directions and up-to-date meeting status, call Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or visit our website at www.TechnologyOnTap.org.  To download a map to KDI, go to:  http://www.mcekdi-integrated.com/directions.htm.

 

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NJ EDS/C&S Chapters:

Device and Process Integration Challenges in Large Area Electronics

On May 4, 2006, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk on “Device and Process Integration Challenges in Large Area Electronics."  The speaker will be Dr. Arokia Nathan.

About the Talk

The evolution in materials and process fabrication technologies is posing new challenges and application areas in large area electronics.  A driving force in this evolution is silicon thin film technology.   Interest in thin film silicon extends well beyond the active matrix liquid crystal display and stems from a variety of desired technological features including low temperature manufacturing with few constraints on the substrate size, material, or topology.  More recently, the extension of the technology to plastic substrates has received considerable attention.  Interests on plastic is being driven by the need for lightweight, unbreakable, and eventually foldable screens for displays and imagers, along with a plethora of new generation applications ranging from media to bio-medicine.

Although thin film silicon, by virtue of material structure, does not enjoy the same electronic properties, such as speed and current drive capability compared to crystalline Si, it is currently being challenged with new material and device structures that can meet performance requirements, particularly that of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) displays and imagers for digital fluoroscopy/mammography.   This talk will review precisely these challenges, and address device-and materials-related issues from the standpoint of scaling channel lengths and compacting transistor area through use of vertical transistor structures, and nano-structuring thin film silicon for high mobility, stability, and drive current, and more importantly, CMOS realization for eventual system-on-panel integration at sub-150°C for plastic compatibility.

About the Speaker

Arokia Nathan (SM) is a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, and holds the Canada Research Chair in Nanoscale Elastic Circuits.  He is also the chief technology officer of Ignis Innovation Inc., Waterloo, Canada, a company he founded to commercialize technology on thin film silicon backplanes and driving algorithms for active matrix organic light emitting diode displays.  Dr. Nathan has extensive experience in device physics and modeling, and materials processing and integration.  His present research interests lie in fabrication of devices, circuits, and systems using disordered semiconductors, including organic materials on rigid and mechanically flexible substrates for large area electronics, for imaging and display applications.  He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1988.  In 1987, he joined LSI Logic Corp., Santa Clara, CA where he worked on advanced multichip packaging techniques and related issues.  Subsequently, he was at the Institute of Quantum Electronics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.  In 1989, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo.  In 1995, he was a Visiting Professor at the Physical Electronics Laboratory, ETH Zürich.  In 1997 he held the DALSA/NSERC industrial research chair in sensor technology, and was a recipient of the 2001 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship.  He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, UK.  He has published extensively in the field of sensor technology and CAD, and thin film transistor electronics, and has over 15 patents filed/awarded.  He is a co-author of two books, Microtransducer CAD and CCD Image Sensors in Deep-Ultraviolet, both published by Springer in 1999 and 2005, respectively.  He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a member of the American Physical Society, Electrochemical Society, Materials Research Society, Society for Information Displays, International Society for Optical Engineering, and the Institute of Electrical Engineers (UK).  He served as chair of the EDS-SSC society in the IEEE K-W Local Chapter, IEEE Newsletter Editor for Region 7, and received the IEEE/EDS Distinguished Lecturer Award in 2004.  He is a member of the IEEE EDS Publications Committee and the IEEE EDS Sub-Committee on Organic and Polymer Devices.  He chaired the 2005 IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Technical Committee on Displays and the Displays Sub-Committee in 2004 and 2005.  He is an editorial board member of IEEE Trans. Devices, Materials, and Reliability, and the IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology.  He served as one of the co-chairs of the Fall 2005 Materials Research Society Symposium M: Flexible and Printed Electronics, Photonics, and Biomaterials, and will co-chair the Fall 2006 Materials Research Society Symposium AA on Mobile Energy.  He was a Guest Editor for a two-part Special Issue on Flexible Electronics Technology in IEEE Proceedings.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

 

Time:  7:00 PM, Thursday, May 4, 2006.  Free buffet will be starting at 6:15 PM.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

 

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NJ EDS/C&S Chapters:

Defect Engineering in High-Mobility Substrates for Advanced CMOS Technologies

On May 5, 2006, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk on “Defect Engineering in High-Mobility Substrates for Advanced CMOS Technologies."  The speaker will be Dr. Cor Claeys.

About the Talk

The scaling trend is predicted by the ITRS roadmap.  However, the downscaling of CMOS below 45 nm has triggered the use of high-mobility substrates in order to compensate the mobility degradation related to the implementation of high-k dielectrics.  Strain engineering has become a very popular technique to boost up the mobility and drive current.  This lecture discusses the electrical performance of junctions and transistors processed in strained Si on thin (250-350 nm) strain relaxed SiGe buffer (SRB) layers.  The impact of the substrate (misfit and threading dislocation density, use of a C-rich layer in the SiGe buffer, global or locally epitaxial layer) and processing parameters (anneal conditions and doping type) on a variety of performance parameters such as transconductance, mobility, diode leakage current, minority carrier lifetime and low frequency noise will be investigated.  Some physical models are proposed to explain the experimental observations.  Finally, the potential and issues with alternative high-mobility substrates such as Ge and GeOI will be briefly highlighted.

About the Speaker

Professor Cor Claeys was born in Antwerp, Belgium.  He received the electrical-mechanical engineering degree in 1974 and the PhD degree in 1979, both from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.

From 1974 to 1984 he was a Research Assistant and Staff Member, respectively, of the ESAT Laboratory of the KU Leuven and since 1990, a Professor.  In 1984, he joined IMEC as Head of Silicon Processing Group.  Since 1990 he is Head of the research group on Radiation Effects, Cryogenic Electronics and Noise Studies.  He is also responsible for Technology Business Development and is for IMEC on the management board of several projects funded by the European Commission (NANOCMOS, SINANO, FLYING WAFER, CADRES, STAR, EUROSOI, SEA-NET, PULLNANO…).  He is also member of the European Expert Group on Nanosciences.  His main interests are in general silicon technology for ULSI, device physics, including low-temperature operation, low frequency noise phenomena and radiation effects, and defect engineering and material characterization.  He co-edited a book “Low Temperature Electronics” and wrote a book “Radiation Effects in Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Devices”.  He also authored and co-authored six book chapters and more than 600 technical papers and conference contributions related to the above fields.  He has been involved in the organization of a large number of international conferences and edited more than 30 Proceedings Volumes.  He is an associated Editor for the Journal of the Electrochemical Society.

Professor Claeys is a member of the European Material Research Society, a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society.  He was the founder of the IEEE Electron Devices Benelux Chapter, was Chair of the IEEE Benelux Section was elected AdCom member of the Electron Devices Society (EDS) (1999-2005), is an EDS Distinguished Lecture since 2004 and EDS Vice-President for Chapters and Regions.  Recently, he has been elected as EDS President-Elect.  He also received the IEEE Third Millennium Medal.  Within the Electrochemical Society he has been serving in different committees and was Chair of the Electronics Division (2001-2003).  In 1999 he was elected as Academician and Professor of the International Information Academy.  In 2004 he received the Electronics Division Award of the Electrochemical Society.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

 

Time:  5:00 PM, Friday, May 5, 2006.  Free pizza will be offered starting at 4:45 PM.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

 

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NJ EDS/C&S Chapters:

Biomedical Circuits and Systems Dedicated to Remote Sensing and Neurostimulation

On May 10, 2006, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk on “Biomedical Circuits and Systems Dedicated to Remote Sensing and Neurostimulation."  The speaker will be Dr. Mohamad Sawan.

About the Talk

This talk will cover techniques and methods employed to build biomedical circuits and microsystems dedicated to implement advanced implantable and wirelessly controlled smart medical devices (SMDs) such as sensors and microstimulateurs.  A global view of typical micro-devices with a focus on efficient inductive power transfer technique as well as high data rate bidirectional communication will be given.  Several types of integrated low-power data modulators/ demodulators will be discussed.  In addition, case studies related to peripheral and cortical neural systems will be reported.  Selective electrical stimulator to restore bladder functions will be presented, and multichannel intracortical monitor and stimulator will be elaborated.  Finally, special attention will be paid to low-power management and corresponding circuit techniques of such typical SMD.

About the Speaker

Mohamad Sawan received his BSc in Electrical Engineering from Université Laval (1984), and his MSc (1986) and PhD (1990), both in Electrical Engineering, from Université de Sherbrooke.  He then completed postdoctoral training at Montréal's McGill University in 1991, and in that same year, joined École Polytechnique de Montréal, where he is currently a Professor of Microelectronics.

Dr. Sawan's scientific interests focus on the design and testing of mixed-signal (analog, digital and RF) circuits and systems; digital and analog signal processing; and the modelling, design, integration, assembly and validation of advanced wirelessly powered and controlled monitoring and measurement techniques.  These topics are oriented toward biomedical implantable devices and telecommunications applications.  Dr. Sawan is holder of the Canada Research Chair in Smart Medical Devices.

He heads the Microsystems Strategic Alliance of Québec - ReSMiQ and is founder of the Eastern Canada Chapter of the IEEE-Solid State Circuits Society.  He also founded the International IEEE-NEWCAS conference, co-founded the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, and founded the Polystim neurotechnologies laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique.  He is the editor of Springer Mixed-signal Letters, Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS) Society, Chair of the IEEE Biomedical CAS (BioCAS) Technical Committee, and member of the Biotechnology Council representing the IEEE-CAS Society.

He has published more than 350 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and has been awarded seven patents.  He received the Barbara Turnbull Award for spinal cord research, the Medal of Merit from the Lebanese President (2005), and the J.-A.  Bombardier Award from the Association Francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS).  Dr. Sawan is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the IEEE.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

 

Time:  7:00 PM, Wednesday, May 10, 2006.  Free buffet will be starting at 6:15 PM.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

 

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NJ EDS/C&S Chapters:

Wireless Sensor Networks

On September 20, 2006, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk on “Wireless Sensor Networks:  A New Paradigm for Ubiquitous Sensing and Information Processing."  The speaker will be Dr. Martin Haenggi.

About the Talk

Due to the advances in wireless communications and electronics in recent years, the development of networks of low-cost, low-power, and multifunctional sensors has received increasing attention.  These sensors gather and process data, and communicate with each other over a wireless channel.  Various hardware platforms have already been designed to test the many ideas spawned by the research community and to implement applications in many fields of science and technology.  This presentation gives a general introduction to sensor networks.  We will discuss their properties, emphasizing the differences to other types of wireless networks, including WLANs and ad hoc networks.  An overview of existing hardware solutions for sensor networks will be given, and we will conclude by discussing future directions and developments.

About the Speaker

Martin Haenggi received the Dipl. Ing. (M.Sc.) degree in electrical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in 1995.  In 1995, he joined the Signal and Information Processing Laboratory at ETH as a Teaching and Research Assistant.  Between 1996 and 1998, he continued his studies and earned the Dipl. NDS ETH (post-diploma) degree in information technology.  In 1999, he completed his PhD thesis on the analysis, design, and optimization of cellular neural networks.  After a postdoctoral year at the Electronics Research Laboratory at the University of California in Berkeley, he joined the faculty of the electrical engineering department at the University of Notre Dame as an assistant professor in January 2001.  He is a senior member of the IEEE, a professional member of the ACM and the ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), and a reviewer for numerous international journals and conferences.  Recently he joined the Editorial Board of the Elsevier Journal of Ad Hoc Networks.  For both his MSc and his PhD theses, he was awarded the ETH medal, and he received an NSF CAREER award in 2005.  His scientific interests include networking, wireless communications, and dynamical systems, with an emphasis on ad hoc and sensor networks.  His publications include 3 book chapters, 21 journal publications, and 36 conference papers.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

 

Time:  7:00 PM, Wednesday, September 20, 2006.  Free buffet will be starting at 6:15 PM.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

 

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NJ EDS/C&S Chapters:

Chip-Package Co-Design of RF Microsystems

On October 17, 2006, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk on “Chip-Package Co-Design of RF Microsystems."  The speaker will be Professor P.R. Mukund.

About the Talk

The design of systems that contain both RF circuitry and digital circuitry, either in a single integrated circuit or a single package, poses challenges that are difficult to overcome with traditional design tools.  For an efficient design methodology, it is imperative that an early design component be incorporated into the design cycle.  Further, the chip and the package have to be designed concurrently.  In this talk, a chip package co-design methodology and a resultant software tool will be presented.  This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Semiconductor Corporation.  In addition, related topics of built-in self test and self calibration of RF I.C.s will also be discussed.

About the Speaker

Professor P.R. Mukund is the Director of the RF, Analog and Mixed-signal Laboratory (RAMLAB) at R.I.T.  In this capacity, he is the principal investigator of five research projects, sponsored by both industry and government agencies.  He is currently supervising the research of five PhD students, whose work is based on close interaction with companies such as LSI Logic, Freescale Semiconductors, National Semiconductors and Kawasaki LSI.  Dr. Mukund has a BSEE, MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee and has seven years of industrial experience, in addition to seventeen years of academic experience.  He has co-edited IEEE Computer, chaired several IEEE international conferences and is currently on the Steering Committee of the IEEE International SoC Conference.  He has published in the area of analog and RF integrated circuit design, in refereed forums.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

 

Time:  7:00 PM, Tuesday, October 17, 2006.  Free buffet will be starting at 6:15 PM.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

 

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NJ EDS/C&S Chapters:

Theory and Applications of SEM/FIB DualBeam Instrumentation

On November 8, 2006, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters together with the New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a talk on “Theory and Applications of SEM/FIB DualBeam Instrumentation."  The speaker will be Dr. Lucille A. Giannuzzi.

About the Talk

The basic concepts of ion-solid interactions and focused ion beam (FIB) instrumentation and theory will be presented.  Examples of basic FIB milling and the uses of gases for chemical vapor deposition and gas enhanced etching will be given.  The first uses of FIB in the semiconductor industry for device modification and circuit repair have extending into many applications, materials research, and industrial markets.  The applications of FIB and DualBeam usage on multiple material systems in numerous industries have been realized, and examples of FIB milling for many material systems will be shown.  Uses of the DualBeam platform for nanotechnology applications will be described, showing that the utilization of such a tool is limited only by one’s imagination.  FIB milling techniques for specimen preparation for scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and other analytical tools will be presented.  In particular, the ex-situ lift-out and in-situ lift-out TEM techniques will be presented in detail, and the applications of these specimen preparation methods for many TEM and Scanning TEM techniques will be emphasized.  The concepts and advantages of a dual platform FIB and scanning electron microscope (SEM) will be discussed.  In particular, the development of the combined FIB/SEM DualBeam instrumentation as a nano-lab and a 3D characterization tool which including microstructure, elemental composition, and crystallographic information will be given.  Examples of using the DualBeam as a 30 keV scanning transmission electron microscope will also be presented.

About the Speaker

Lucille A. Giannuzzi received her BE and MS Degrees from SUNY Stony Brook, and her PhD Degree from The Pennsylvania State University.  She spent ten years at the University of Central Florida where she was the recipient of an NSF Career Award.  As Professor of Mechanical Materials & Aerospace Engineering, her primary research interests included ion/solid interactions and the microstructural evaluation of materials using focused ion beams and transmission electron microscopy.  She has been with FEI Company as a field product marketing engineer for FIB/DualBeam systems for the past three years.  She is on the editorial board of the journal, Microscopy and Microanalysis and participates as an instructor in the Lehigh Microscopy School.  She is active in the local and national chapters of AVS, MSA and MAS.  She has been a local affiliate speaker for both MSA and the MAS and is co-editor of a book entitled, “Introduction to Focused Ion Beams.”

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

 

Time:  7:00 PM, Wednesday, November 8, 2006.  Free buffet will be starting at 6:15 PM.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

 

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NJ MTT-S/AP-S Chapter:

Dielectric-Charging Model of RF MEMS Capacitive Switches

On May 10, 2006, the IEEE NJ Section MTT/S/AP-S will host a talk on “Dielectric-Charging Model of RF MEMS Capacitive Switches."  The speaker will be Dr. James C. M. Hwang.

About the Talk

Commercialization of MEMS devices has been hindered by factors such as packaging and reliability.  In particular, the lifetime of electrostatically actuated RF MEMS capacitive switches is currently limited by dielectric-charging effects.  To date, dielectric-charging effects in RF MEMS devices have been studied by different research groups with a general charge model proposed.  However, there has been no effort to experimentally extract the model parameters or to accurately model the charge in the dielectric and its impact on actuation voltage.  Under DARPA’s Harsh Environment, Robust Micromechanical Technology (HERMIT) Program and by using a special test structure and setup, we directly measured charging and discharging transient currents in state-of-the-art RF MEMS capacitive switches and constructed a simple charge model.  The model can predict charging effects on the operation of the switches under control waveforms of different voltages, duty factors, and frequencies.  By comparing with experimental data, it was found that the model correctly predicts that the device lifetime is dependent on voltage and duty factor, but not on frequency.  Therefore, for RF MEMS capacitive switches that fail mainly by dielectric charging, the present model can be used to design control waveforms that can either prolong lifetime or accelerate failure.  Accelerated life testing is important for MEMS devices because they are relatively slow.  The present model can correctly predicts the effects of different acceleration factors thus validating accelerated life testing.  This will allow the dielectric and other material and process parameters of RF MEMS capacitive switches be optimized relatively quickly.

About the Speaker

James C. M. Hwang is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Compound Semiconductor Technology Laboratory at Lehigh University.  He graduated from National Taiwan University with a BS degree in Physics in 1970, and subsequently earned his MS (1973) and PhD (1976) degrees in Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University.  After twelve years of industrial experience working at IBM, AT&T, GE, and GAIN, he joined the Lehigh University faculty in 1988.  In 2002, Professor Hwang helped establish the $40 million Center for Optical Technologies at Lehigh University and served as its interim director for six months.  He has been a visiting professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and at Shanghai Jiaotong University in China.  He has been a consultant for the U.S. Government and many electronic companies in the areas of RF/microwave devices and integrated circuits.  Professor Hwang co-founded GAIN and QED; the latter became a public company (IQEP).  He has published approximately 200 technical papers and has been granted four U.S. patents.  He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.

 

Time:  5:00 PM, Wednesday, May 10, 2006.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.

Information:  Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599, kdixit “AT” ieee.org, or Har Dayal (973) 633-4618, har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com.

 

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NJ PACE & GOLD Chapters:

Engineers Meet:  Dysfunction by Design - the H-1B Program

On Wednesday, May 10, 2006, the North Jersey Section Professional Activities Committee and Graduates of the Last Decade will host a meeting to discuss the H1-B program.

Our guest speaker will be John Miano.  His subject will be the H1-B Program – Dysfunction by Design.

About the Meeting

The title of Mr. Miano’s paper is “Dysfunction by Design - The H-1B Program.”  According to some the H1-B program is a failure since it produces more problems than it solves.  The talk will cover restriction on enforcement, requirements to meet the prevailing wage, displacement of U.S. workers,  abuses of the H1-B worker,  Government activity to rectify the situation.

John will also discuss his recent paper for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) on wages for the H1-B worker.

John will have a PowerPoint presentation that will be available on line in the near future.  Time will be available for Q & A.

You are encouraged to attend and invite your associates.  Special attention should be directed to the IEEE-USA web: www.ieeeusa.org/policy/care/.

About the Speaker

John Miano has 18 years of experience in software development.  He has a BA degree in mathematics from the College of Wooster and a JD degree from Seton Hall University.

John has been involved in the High Tech Manpower issue since 1994.  His interest in High Tech Manpower began with his experience of employer abuses of programmers and engineers.

In 1998 John started the Programmers Guild (PG).   Now a nation wide organization they hold monthly meetings.  Their New Jersey PG chapter holds local meetings in the Morris County library on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

John is the author of two books on Computer Programming.  He has testified before Congress at Congressional hearings on the H1-B visa and manpower issue.

All Welcome!

Members and students from all professional societies and engineering disciplines are welcome.  We now have attendees from IEEE, ASME, NSPE, ASCE and AEA.  For information about these groups see: 

 

www.aea.org

www.ieeeusa.org/policy/care/

www.ieeeusa.org

www.programmersguild.org

http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/

www.asme.org/sections/northjersey

 

CARE is the Congressional Advocacy Recruitment Effort CARE is a voluntary network of IEEE members who are interested in public policy.  To HELP go to  www.ieeeusa.org/policy/care/.

 

Time:  6:30 to 9:00 PM, Wednesday, May 10, 2006.  Refreshments will be served.

Place:  Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ, (973) 772-5500.

Information:  Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625 (PWard1130 “AT” aol.com) or Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-0803 (rftax “AT” verizon.net).

 

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NJ PES/IAS Chapters:

Energy Conservation Series - Power Factor Correction

On TBA, as part of an ongoing series of free seminars on the topic of energy conservation, the PES and IAS Chapters will sponsor an evening discussion on energy savings associated with power factor correction by Ronald W. Quade, PE.

About the Meeting

The seminar will provide the basics of power factor correction:

 

·              What is Power Factor?

·              Should I Be Concerned About Low Power Factor?

·              What Can I Do to Improve Power Factor?

·              How Much Can I Save by Installing Power Capacitors?

·              How Can I Select the Right Capacitors for My Specific Application Needs?

·              How Much kVAR Do I Need?

·              Where Should I Install Capacitors in My Plant Distribution System?

·              Can Capacitors Be Used in Non-Linear, Non-Sinusoidal Environments?

·              What About Maintenance?

 

About the Speaker

Ron Quade, PE, is an Industrial and Utility Sales Manager for Eaton Electrical, a manufacturer of electrical equipment.  He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and an MS in Power Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.  He is also a registered professional engineer in the State of NJ.  His prior experience includes Power Quality Engineer with Jersey Central Power and Light and consulting engineering with Burns & Roe Industrial Services Company..

 

Time:  Postponed indefinitely.  A new meeting date will likely be sometime in the fall.

Place:  Eaton Electrical (Cutler-Hammer), 690 Rahway Ave, Union, NJ.  Directions:  Route 82 Morris Avenue from either Springfield or Union to Rahway Ave.

Information:  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org.

 

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NJ Signal Processing Chapter:

Machine Learning for Bioinformatic Data Mining

On May 3, 2006, the IEEE North Jersey Section Signal Processing Society along with NJIT will host a seminar on " Machine Learning for Bioinformatic Data Mining."  The speaker will be Dr. S.Y. Kung.

About the Talk

Genomic bioinformatics represents a natural convergence of life science and information science.  The DNA sequencing and expression profiling represent two main modalities of genomic information sources.  The genome is not just a collection of genes working in isolation, but it encompasses global and highly coordinated control of information to carry out a range of cellular functions.  Therefore, it is imperative to conduct a genome-wide exploration.  Note that genome-wide analysis via pure DNA sequencing is computationally prohibitive.  In contrast, expression of several thousands of genes can be measured simultaneously by DNA microarrays, thus permitting discovery of clusters of correlated genes.  It is obvious that microarray data analysis will play a vital role in the future genome-wide bioinformatic study.

It is crucial not only to know how to cluster data but also to find appropriate way of looking at the genomic data.  In other words, extraction of relevant features is critical for cluster discovery.  We shall present a comprehensive set of coherence models to better capture the biological relevant features of genes.  In addition, we adopt as the classification architecture several existing neural networks, e.g. SVM or decision-based neural network (DBNN).  Our fusion model is built upon the classic mixture-of-experts (MOE) architecture: (1) a local expert is assigned to cover each modality; (2) a gating agent is then adopted to fuse the local scores to reach a Bayesian optimal decision.  Based on the standard yeast database, the proposed machine learning/fusion system yields satisfactory performance in predicting several well-studied yeast gene groups e.g. ribosomal and molecular activity genes.

With massive amount of data having to be analyzed, genomic study will become inevitably dependent on advanced machine learning techniques.  On the other hand, any computationally based genomic prediction remains untrustworthy until a careful and laborious biological verification is performed.  This points to an increasingly symbiotic relationship between the machine learning and genomic technologies.

About the Speaker

Professor S.Y. Kung received his PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1977.  He was an Associate Engineer of Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale, 1974, and a Professor of Electrical Engineering-Systems of the University of Southern California, (1977-1987).  Since 1987, he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Princeton University.  He held a Visiting Professorship at the Stanford University (1984), and a Visiting Professorship at the Delft University of Technology (1984), a Toshiba Chair Professorship at the Waseda University, Japan (1984), an Honorary Professorship at the Central China University of Science and Technology (1994), and a Distinguished Chair Professorship at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2001-2003).  His research interests include VLSI array processors, system modelling and identification, neural networks, wireless communication, sensor array processing, multimedia signal processing, bioinformatic data mining, and biometric authentication.

Professor Kung is a Fellow of IEEE since 1988.  He served as a Member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (1989-1991).  He was a founding member of several Technical Committees (TC’s) of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, including VLSI Signal Processing TC (1984), Neural Networks for Signal Processing TC (1991) and Multimedia Signal Processing TC (1998), and was appointed as the first Associate Editor in VLSI Area (1984) and later the first Associate Editor in Neural Network (1991) for the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.  He presently serves on Technical Committees on Multimedia Signal Processing.  Since 1990, he has been the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems.

Professor Kung has co-authored more than 400 technical publications and numerous textbooks including "VLSI and Modern Signal Processing," with Russian translation, Prentice-Hall (1985), "VLSI Array Processors", with Russian and Chinese translations, Prentice-Hall (1988); "Digital Neural Networks'', Prentice-Hall (1993); "Principal Component Neural Networks'', John-Wiley (1996); and "Biometric Authentication:  A Machine Learning and Neural Network Approach'', Prentice-Hall (2005).  Professor Kung was a recipient of IEEE Signal Processing Society's Technical Achievement Award for his contributions on "parallel processing and neural network algorithms for signal processing" (1992); a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Signal Processing Society (1994); a recipient of IEEE Signal Processing Society's Best Paper Award for his publication on principal component neural networks (1996); and a recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000).

 

Time:  4:45 PM (refreshments and pizza available at 4:30 PM), Wednesday, May 3, 2006.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Weston Lecture Hall 1, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu/University/Directions.html.

Information:  Dr. Yun Shi (973) 596-3501 (shi “AT” njit.edu), Dr. Alfredo Tan (201) 692-2347 (tan “AT” mailbox.fdu.edu), Dr. Hong Man (201) 216-5038 (hman “AT” stevens-tech.edu).

 

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