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October 2005
Volume 52, Number 4
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
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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.......................................... Russell
Pepe
rpepe
“AT” att.net (201) 960-6796
Members-at-Large:
Dr.
Nirwan
Ansari
(nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu)
Gary Hojell
(gary.hojell “AT” itt.com)
Dr.
Richard Snyder (r.snyder “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 Russell
Pepe
at (201) 960-6796, rpepe “AT” att.net.
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IEEE North Jersey Section
Activities
October
2005
Oct. 5 – “NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ. Russell
Pepe at rpepe “AT”
worldnet.att.net.
Oct. 6 – “2005 MTT/AP Symposium and Mini-Show” – MTT-S/AP-S Chapter, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Prime Hotel & Suites
(formerly Radisson Hotel Fairfield), 690 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ. Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599
(kdixit “AT” ieee.org), Art Greenberg (973) 386-6673 (ahg1 “AT” lucent.com),
Har Dayal (973) 633-4618 (har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com), or George Kannell
(973) 386-4170 (gkk “AT” lucent.com).
Oct. 6 – “Dynamic Workflow Modeling and Analysis of
Incident Command Systems” - NJ Control Systems Chapter, 5:00-6:00 PM,
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark,
NJ. Professor Timothy Chang (973)
596-3519 (changtn “AT” njit.edu).
Oct.
11-Nov. 29 – “Project Management” – North Jersey Section, Tuesday Evenings, 8
sessions, 6:30-9:00 PM, NJ International Bulk Mail Center, 80 County Rd, Jersey
City, NJ. Bhanu Chivukula (b.chivukula
“AT” computer.org).
Oct. 12 – “Engineers Meet: Business Meeting” - 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 (rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net).
Oct. 13 – “Opportunistic Encryption for Robust Wireless Security” - NJ Communications Chapter, 6:30 PM (refreshments
at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center,
Newark, NJ. Dr. Nirwan Ansari (973) 596-3670
(nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu) or check http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/comm .html
for the latest updates.
Oct. 18 – “Nonlinear Signal Analysis of Sigma-Delta
Modulation in Infinite Dimensional State Space”
- NJ Signal Processing Chapter, 4:45 PM (refreshments at 4:30 PM), NJIT, 202 ECE Center, Newark, NJ. Dr. Yun
Shi (973) 596-3501 (shi “AT” njit.edu), Dr. Alfredo Tan (201) 692-2347 (tan
“AT” fdu.edu), Dr. Hong Man (201) 216-5038 (hman “AT” stevens-tech.edu).
Oct. 20– “Life
Grade Luncheon” – (Reservations are Closed) – 11:30 AM, Hamilton Park Conference Center, 175 Park Ave, Florham Park, NJ 07932. Ken Oexle (973) 386-1156.
Oct. 21 – “Oracle Database Concepts Including SQL for Programmers” - NJ Section, 9:00 AM to 1:00PM, Radisson Hotel -
Saddle Brook, 129 Pehle Ave, Saddle Brook, NJ.
Bhanu Chivukula at b.chivukula “AT” computer.org.
Oct. 22 – “Scenic Hudson River Boat Ride” – NJ PACE, 12:00-2:00 PM, South Dock, United
States Military Academy, West Point, NY.
RSVP to lisa.shay “AT” ieee.org by October 14.
Oct. 27 – “The Life of SPICE”
- 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.
Oct. 28 – “Advanced Concepts in Transformer Protection
Technical Seminar” - NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, PSE&G Training Center, 234 Pierson Ave, Edison NJ. Ronald
Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org.
Upcoming Meetings
Nov. 2 – “NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive
Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ. Russell Pepe at rpepe “AT” worldnet.att.net.
Nov. 7 – “Trustworthy Systems through Quantitative
Software Engineering” - NJ Computer Chapter, 7:30 PM, Barnes and Noble, 2nd Floor Mezzanine, Clifton
Commons, Route 3 East, Clifton, NJ, (973)
779-5500. Seth Jakel, (973) 731-1902,
(973) 820-1865 (sgjakel “AT” comcast.net), or Vivek Shaiva (908) 229-6125
(vshaiva “AT” computer.org).
Nov. 9 – “GaN-based Microwave Field Effect Transistors”
– EDS/C&S, & MTT-S/AP-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), Har Dayal (973) 633-4618
(har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com), or Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599 (kdixit “AT” ieee.org).
Nov. 18 – “Upgrade of Generator Protection to Comply With IEEE Guides Technical
Seminar” - NJ IAS/PES
Chapters, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, PSE&G Training Center, 234 Pierson Ave, Edison NJ. Ronald Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade
“AT” ieee.org.
Nov. ? – “Field Programmable Gate Array Seminar” - NJ Section, Time, Date and Location TBA. See http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/ and upcoming
Newsletters for updates.
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Message
from the Section Chair:
This year in the Region 1 BOG summer
meeting, our Northern NJ Section had a good representation. With the exception of our Treasurer and
Vice-Chair-1, all invitees attended the leadership workshop. The following are the highlights of the
meeting:
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The North Jersey Section received 5 Region 1 Awards out of 27 total,
including a PACE Award for the 2nd year in a row, due to excellent work on the
part of the PACE and Award Committees.
·
Gerhard Franz was elected Southern Area Chair which will represent our
Area. Previously our area was known as
Area B.
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IEEE Sections are not required to have their own BY-LAWS. They will be governed by the IEEE BYLAWS and
are operated through the regional operational manuals. Sections may have their own manuals and
bylaws if they desire but they must be operated under IEEE rules.
·
Life Member Chapter is recognized as an affinity group and will get a
rebate from the IEEE if it meets the affinity group requirements.
·
Each section is encouraged to have a Pre-College Activities Chair and
needs to be active for encouraging the
engineering profession among the students at early age. Activities need to be reported to the
Regional Coordinator (Larry Sr.).
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All section one day conferences, seminars and workshops need to be
reported to the Regional Coordinator (Charles Rubenstein).
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This year’s Section Congress Meeting will be held in Tampa, FL. Primary
delegates are paid by the Region. Other delegates from any section are required
to be paid by the section or through any other funds (personal etc).
·
Three Candidates for IEEE President made presentations to the Region 1
assembly. Members are encouraged to vote
early.
·
Three Candidates for IEEE-USA made presentations to the Region 1
assembly. Members are encouraged to vote
early. Charles Rubenstein is among the
three candidates from our area.
·
4 proposals were voted upon by the Region 1 BOG. These will be forwarded to the Section
Congress which will select 10 proposals out of 40 to be submitted by 10 Regions
for implementation.
This is the time again for the Section to nominate the slate of officers
to run the section. Please support the
section activities by volunteering for IEEE activities.
Har Dayal
- Section Chair
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Proposed
Slate of Officers for the 2006 IEEE North Jersey Section
Below is the
list of proposed officers for the 2006 IEEE North Jersey Section as presented
by the IEEE North Jersey Section Nominating Committee. If a North Jersey Section IEEE member in good
standing would like to run for an office, please contact Keith
Saracinello by October
10th at k.saracinello “AT” ieee.org or (908) 791-4067. Two basic requirements include:
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a minimum of 25 section member signatures with names
and member numbers clearly printed
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the person will serve if elected
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1st Vice-Chair:
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Bhanu Chivakula
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2nd Vice-Chair:
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Kirit Dixit
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Treasurer:
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Dr. Sanghoon
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Secretary:
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Gary Hojell
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Members-at-Large:
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Pete Donegan
Amit
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Seth Jakel
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NJ
Communications Society:
Opportunistic Encryption for Robust
Wireless Security
On October 13, 2005, the IEEE North Jersey
Section Communications Society Chapter along with NJIT will host a presentation
on “Opportunistic Encryption for Robust Wireless Security.” The speaker will be Dr. R. Chandramouli.
About
the Talk
Some of the very same properties that give
ciphers their cryptographic strength also cause throughput reduction when operating
in an interference prone wireless network.
Therefore there is a fundamental trade-off between encryption based
security and achievable throughput in secure wireless networks. This trade-off has not yet been explored in a
comprehensive or systematic manner. In
this talk, we present a mathematical framework to analyze this issue. Using mathematical optimization techniques we
show that a method we call "opportunistic encryption" is able to
exploit wireless channel opportunities to optimally trade-off security for
throughput. The effect of an attacker
will also be discussed. Numerical
results for opportunistic AES encryption will be presented to illustrate this
idea. It is observed that opportunistic
encryption produces significant performance improvements compared to
traditional fixed encryption.
This is joint work with C. Nanjunda, M.
Haleem and K.P. Subbalakshmi.
About
the Speaker
Dr. Chandramouli is an Associate Professor
in the ECE department at Stevens Institute of Technology. His research in the areas of wireless
networking and security, media security and forensics, and applied probability
theory is funded by the NSF, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and industry. He has given plenary talks at the Digital
Forensics Research Workshop and Number Theory for Security Conference, among
others.
He is an Associate Editor for the IEEE
Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology and a Co-founder and
Program Co-Chair of the IEEE International Workshop on Adaptive Wireless
Networks. He is a recipient of the NSF
CAREER award and IEEE Richard E. Merwin Award.
His recent paper on covert channel identification has been recognized as
one of the top papers in IEEE ICIP (2004) by the IEEE Signal Processing
Society.
All
Welcome!
You do not have to be a member of the IEEE
to attend. Bring your friends.
Time: 6:15
PM (refreshments start at 6:00 PM), Thursday, October 13, 2005.
Place: New
Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ. Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu/University/Directions.html.
Information: Dr.
Nirwan Ansari (973) 596-3670 (nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu) or check http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/comm.html
for the latest updates.
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NJ
Computer Chapter:
Trustworthy Systems through Quantitative
Software Engineering
On
Monday, November 7, 2005, the IEEE North Jersey Section Computer Society
Chapter and the Barnes and Noble book store in Clifton will jointly host a
presentation titled “Trustworthy Systems through Quantitative Software
Engineering” by Lawrence Bernstein.
About
the Talk
Software
system development is too often focused solely on schedule and cost. Sometimes performance and functional
technical requirements become an issue.
Rarely is trustworthiness considered.
Not only must software designers consider how the software will perform
they must account for consequences of failures. Trustworthiness encompasses
this concern. This talk defines
trustworthiness in terms of Safety, Reliability and Safety. A means for doing quantitative analysis of
requirements and for quantitative software engineering will be presented. This talk is part of a book discussion of the
speaker's new book at Barnes and Noble in Clifton.
About
the Speaker
Lawrence
Bernstein is a recognized expert in software engineering, software technology, project management, and
technology conversion. He is Industry
Research Professor of Computer Networks and Software Engineering at Stevens
Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.
He directs the Stevens Quantitative Software Engineering program. He is director of the New Jersey Center for
Software Engineering.
He
consults on software process improvement.
For one company he recommended the split between R&D and software
assets when it acquired another company.
He was an expert witness in two arbitration cases where he assessed the
quality and origins of a large operations support software system, and advised
another company on the unreasonableness of their claims in a software product
dispute. He has worked with the Price Waterhouse
Coopers' Technology Center for several clients.
He
had a 35-year distinguished career at Bell Laboratories in managing large
software projects and since retirement heads his own consulting firm. At Bell Labs he became a Chief Technical
Officer of the Operations Systems Business Unit and an Executive Director. In parallel with these Bell Labs positions he
was the Operations Systems Vice President of AT&T Network Systems from
1992-1996. He is a Fellow of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) and a Fellow of
the leading software organization, the Association for Computing Machinery
(ACM). He is a member of the Russian
Information Academy; a visiting Associate of University of Southern
California's Center for Software Engineering and an Industrial Fellow of Ball
State Center for Information and Communication Sciences. He is a member of the honor societies Tau
Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu and is listed in Who's Who in America. He was awarded the coveted Bell South
"Eagle" for seminal contributions to their automatic service
provisioning systems. He was awarded the
Patriotic Civilian Service Award, by the US Army, for outstanding performance
on the SAFEGUARD software project.
All
Welcome!
Attendance
is free of charge, and you do not have to be a member of the IEEE to
attend. Bring your friends and network
both before and after the presentation.
Time: 7:30 PM, Monday, November 7,
2005.
Place: Barnes and Noble, 2nd Floor
Mezzanine, Clifton Commons, Route 3 East, Clifton, NJ, (973) 779-5500.
Information: Seth Jakel, (973) 731-1902,
(973) 820-1865 (sgjakel “AT” comcast.net), or Vivek Shaiva (908) 229-6125
(vshaiva “AT” computer.org).
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NJ Consultants' Network:
The Life of SPICE
On October 27, 2005, the IEEE Consultants’
Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ) will host a discussion on “The Life of
SPICE”. CNNNJ is honored to present this
talk by IEEE Fellow Dr. Nagel.
About the Talk
The
integrated circuit industry thrives on constant change and is not particularly
known for tradition. It is curious,
then, that the SPICE circuit simulation program, in one form or another, has
been around the industry for over thirty years.
That means that many engineers entering this booming business today
weren’t even born when I released the first version of SPICE! In this talk, I will chart the journey of
SPICE, starting as a teaching program at the University of California,
Berkeley, and spreading into industry, launching a cottage industry of software
houses writing and supporting “alphabet SPICE.”
I also will give credit to all of the early principals in this journey,
and share some of my more amusing experiences during the journey. Nobody can say for sure, but I will offer my
opinions on how this particular program has evolved in thirty years and yet
stayed pretty much the same. I can think
of no other computer program that can make that claim.
About the Speaker
Laurence W. Nagel has worked
in the integrated circuit industry for about 30 years. While earning his BS, MS, and PhD degrees
at the University of California, he developed the SPICE circuit simulation
program and launched a cottage industry of SPICE simulation tools. Mr. Nagel then began a 20 year career at Bell
Laboratories which included developing the ADVICE circuit simulation program;
participating in the development of process and device simulation tools;
participating in the development of the Kull-Nagel bipolar model; designing analog
circuits for submicron NMOS processes; working in the AT&T Intellectual
Property Division on assertion of patents and negotiation of patent licenses;
and serving as project manager in the development of the Celerity circuit
simulation program. Mr. Nagel joined
Anadigics, Inc. in 1995, where he worked on supporting simulation of RF
integrated circuits; modeling and characterization of GaAs MESFET device
processes; and importing silicon CMOS design tools and foundry support. In 1998, Mr. Nagel founded his own company,
Omega Enterprises, which offers consulting services in analog and RF integrated
circuit design, device modeling, circuit simulation, and expert witness work in
patent and trade secret litigation.
All Welcome!
Everyone welcome. No registration needed. Free admission.
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.
Time: 7:30 PM, Thursday, October 27,
2005.
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
Control Systems Chapter:
Dynamic Workflow Modeling and Analysis
of Incident Command Systems
On Thursday, October 6, 2005, the IEEE North
Jersey Section Control Systems Chapter will host a presentation titled “Dynamic
Workflow Modeling and Analysis of Incident Command Systems.” The speaker will be Dr. Jiacun Wang.
About
the Talk
The dynamic and flexible nature of incident
command systems raise a challenge to the research and implementation of workflows. The significance of applying formal
approaches to the modeling and analysis of workflows has been well recognized
and many such approaches have been proposed.
However, these approaches require users to master considerable knowledge
of the particular formalisms, which impacts the application of these approaches
on a larger scale. This work introduces
a new formal, yet intuitive approach for the modeling and analysis of
workflows, which attempts to overcome the above problem. In addition to the abilities of supporting
workflow validation and enactment, this new approach possesses the
distinguishing feature of allowing users who are not proficient in formal
methods to build up and dynamically modify the workflow models that address the
flexibility needs of incident command systems.
About
the Speaker
Jiacun Wang received the PhD in electrical
and computer engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology
(NUST), China, in 1991. He is currently
an associate professor of the software engineering department at Monmouth
University, West Long Branch, New Jersey.
From January 2001 to August 2004, he was a member of the scientific
staff with Nortel Networks in Richardson, Texas. Prior to joining Nortel, he was a research
associate of the School of Computer Science, Florida International University
(FIU) at Miami. Prior to joining FIU, he
was an associate professor at NUST. His
research interests include software engineering, discrete event systems, formal
methods, and real-time distributed systems.
He authored Timed Petri Nets: Theory and Application (Norwell, MA:
Kluwer, 1998), and published more than 40 research papers in journals and
conferences. He is an editor of IEEE
Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C, and has served as a
program committee member for many international conferences. Dr. Wang is a senior member of the IEEE.
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM, Thursday, October 6, 2005.
Place: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT),
Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.
Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu/University/Directions.html.
Information: Professor Timothy Chang (973) 596-3519
(changtn “AT” njit.edu).
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NJ
EDS/C&S & MTT-S/AP-S Chapters:
On
November 9, 2005, the IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems
Chapters together with MTT/S/AP-S and the New Jersey Institute of Technology
will host a talk on “GaN-based Microwave Field Effect Transistors." The speaker will be Dr. Michael Shur.
About the Talk
Wurtzite
(hexagonal) symmetry makes the device physics of GaN/AlN/InN heterostructure
field effect transistors (HFETs) to be quite different from that from more
conventional GaAs/InAs/InP and Si based transistors. Spontaneous and piezoelectric polarizations
at AlGaN/GaN or AlGaI nN/GaN lead to the formation of two-dimensional (2D)
electron gas or 2D hole gas (depending on the surface polarities). These 2D electrons have a higher mobility compared to that for three
dimensional electrons but a reduced peak velocity. In high electric fields, electron runaway
effects and overshoot and ballistic effects play a dominant role. A field dependent penetration of the electron
wave function from the device channel into the wide band gap barrier layer
strongly affects the real space transfer and device breakdown voltage. Quantum well designs (e.g. incorporating an
InGaN quantum well between the wide band gap AlGaN barrier layer and GaN buffer
and thin AlN barrier) might be required to control this wave function
penetration and the real space transfer.
High electric field at the gate edges leads to the additional strain and
hot electron effects causing the current collapse and gate lag. Optimized field plate and recessed gate
designs (including the use of textured AlGaN for easily controlled etching)
help solving this problem and improve the device reliability. Inverted HFET designs might result in reduced
access resistance, a large current carrying capability, lower gate leakage and
better thermal control. Large energy gap
discontinuities at heterointerfaces allow for obtaining very large densities of
2D electrons (exceeding those at AlGaAs/GaAs heterointerfaces by a factor of 10
to 20) with a commensurate increase in the output power. Such large densities make the insulated gate
design – MOSHFET - (with the dielectric layer separated from the active channel
by the wide band gap barrier layer) practical, since one can tolerate a much
higher density of the surface states.
Large electron densities in the HFET channels also minimize the 1/f
noise making it to be smaller than in doped GaN films. Insulated gate designs makes devices superior
for DC and RF power applications.
Deep
understanding of this new physics of GaN/AlN/InN HFETs is a prerequisite for
the optimization of their design, improving their reliability and performance,
and achieving a higher frequency operation.
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About the Speaker
Michael
Shur received his MSEE (engineer) degree (with honors) from St. Petersburg Electrotechnical
Institute, PhD in Physics and Mathematics and Doctor of Science in Physics and
Mathematics degree, both from A. F. Ioffe Institute. He has held research or faculty positions at
A.F. Ioffe Institute, Cornell, Oakland University, University of Minnesota, and
University of Virginia, where he was John Money Professor of Electrical
Engineering and served as Director of Applied Electrophysics Laboratories. He is now Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts
'48 Professor of Solid State Electronics, Professor of ECSE, Professor of
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Director of Center for Broadband Data
Transport Science and Technology, and co-Director of the NSF I/UCR Center “Connection One.” In 2001-2002, he served as Acting Director
of Center for Integrated
Electronics at RPI. Dr. Shur
is Fellow of IEEE,
Fellow and life member
of the American Physical Society,
Fellow of Electrochemical Society, Fellow of World Innovation Foundation, AAAS,
Life Member of IEEE MTT, of Sigma Xi, and of Humboldt Society of America,
member of Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi, Electromagnetic Academy, Materials
Research Society, ASEE, Sigma Xi, elected member and former Chair of US
Commission D, International Union of Radio Science (URSI), and elected member of
NRC of URSI (2003-2004). Dr. Shur is
Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of High Speed Electronics and
Systems and of the book series on Selected Topics in Electronics and Systems
(World Scientific), Regional Editor of physica status solidi, Member of the
Honorary Board of Solid State Electronics, member of the International Advisory
Committee of Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science, Vice-President
for publications of the IEEE Sensor Council, and member (1999-2003) and Chair
(2004-2005) of the IEEE Prize Papers/Scholarships Award Committee. He is also Distinguished Microwave Lecturer
of IEEE MTT and Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE EDS. In 1990-1993, he served as an Associate
Editor of IEEE ED Transactions.
Dr.
Shur has also served as Chair, Program Chair, Organizing and Program Committee
Member of many IEEE conferences. He is
one of co-developers of AIM-Spice (with over 60,000 users world wide) and
co-founder of Sensor Electronics Technology, Inc. In 1994, the Saint Petersburg State Technical
University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate.
He has published many technical papers, authored, co-authored or edited
33 books and 28 book chapters, and has been awarded over 30 patents on
semiconductor devices and circuits.
Several of his technical publications received the best paper
awards. Among his other awards are the
Gold Medal of the Russian Ministry of Education, several A. F. Ioffe Best Paper
Awards, van der Ziel Award, Senior Humboldt Research Prize, Pioneer Award from
Compound Semi, RPI School of Engineering Research Award, and Commendation for
Excellence in Technical Communications.
Dr. Shur is listed by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) as a
highly cited researcher in engineering.
All Welcome!
You
do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.
Time: 7:00 PM, Wednesday, November
9, 2005. 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), Har Dayal (973) 633-4618
(har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com), or Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599 (kdixit “AT”
ieee.org)..
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NJ
Section PACE & GOLD:
Engineers
Meet:
Business
Meeting
On Wednesday, October 12, 2005 the North Jersey Section
Professional Activities Committee and Graduates of the Last Decade will host a
Business meeting to network, socialize, enjoy refreshments and discuss the
professional side of engineering
All will have an opportunity to present their views
about the profession, the job market, review past meetings and discuss pressing
issues for PACE.
Bring job leads and information
Members and students from
other professional societies and engineering disciplines are always
welcome. We now include members from
IEEE, ASME and AEA. For more information
about these groups see:
www.aea.org/chapters/nj/
www.ieeeusa.org
web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/
www.asme.org/sections/northjersey
ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/
Time: 6:30
to 9:00 PM, Wednesday, October 12, 2005.
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) 664-6954 (rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net)..
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NJ
Section PACE:
Scenic Hudson River Boat Ride
Come join us for a social
gathering and joint meeting with the IEEE Mid-Hudson Section, the IEEE/PACE
Section of Northern New Jersey, the USMA and SUNY New Paltz student
branches. Enjoy a scenic ride on the
Hudson River as we tour the area between the Bear Mountain Bridge and
Newburgh.
This notice is for North
Jersey Section members and one guest.
Children must be 10 or over.
Reservations
required. Lunch will be
served. There is no cost for this event
Time: Saturday,
October 22, 2005, 12:00-2:00 PM (includes lunch). Boarding starts at 11:30 AM.
Place: Depart from South
Dock, United States Military Academy, West Point.
Dress: Business Casual, appropriate
for weather conditions (the top deck is open to the weather). Space
is limited! RSVP to lisa.shay “AT”
ieee.org by Oct. 14.
Directions:
To West
Point, http://www.usma.edu/visiting.asp.
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Signal Processing Chapter:
Nonlinear
Signal Analysis of Sigma-Delta Modulation in Infinite Dimensional State Space
On
October 18, 2005, the IEEE North Jersey Section Signal Processing Society
Chapter along with NJIT will host a presentation on "Nonlinear Signal
Analysis of Sigma-Delta Modulation in Infinite Dimensional State
Space." The speaker will be
Professor Thao Nguyen.
About the Talk
The
problem of signal quantization in amplitude has been somehow never adopted as a
noble topic of analysis by the signal theoretic area, due to its nonlinear
nature and thus, the lack of available tools in function analysis. The traditional linear approximation of the
quantization error as a white noise has become particularly unsatisfactory as
modern quantization techniques in data acquisition such as Sigma-Delta
modulation are based on coarse quantization compensated by oversampling. Meanwhile, the deterministic analysis of such
techniques totally escapes from standard signal theory, as the nonlinear
operation of quantization is implemented in a recursive feedback loop, in order
to exploit oversampling.
In
this talk, we present a new signal theoretic framework that rigorously takes
into account the nonlinear effect of quantization in a feedback loop, while
extending the classic concepts of linear feedback systems. The analysis contains a conceptual
"linearization" process, but it is not by stochastic approximation of
the quantization error signal. This
consists of characterizing the state of the feedback system at every instant by
a probability distribution function (pdf) of state vectors, instead of a single
state vector as in the classic linear case.
Even though the system is nonlinear, the mapping that recursively
transforms the state pdf is a linear operator in an infinite dimensional
Hilbert space. We show in this context
what lassic properties of linear systems can be rigorously extended to
Sigma-Delta modulators and the consequences on the signal analysis of such
systems.
About the Speaker
Thao
Nguyen obtained his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University
in 1993. He joined the EEE Department of
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as an Assistant Professor from
1993 to 1997. He later became a member
of technical staff at HP Laboratories in Palo Alto, CA, from 1998 to 1999. He has been an Associate Professor in the EE
Department of The City College of New York since 1999. His research interest mainly focuses on the
theoretical analysis of A/D and D/A conversion.
Time: 4:45 PM (refreshments and pizza available at 4:30
PM), Tuesday, October 18,
2005.
Place: New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.
Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu.
Information: Yun Shi (973)-596-3501 (shi “AT” njit.edu),
Alfredo Tan (201) 692-2347 (tan “AT” fdu.edu), or Hong Man (201)-216-5038 (hman
“AT” stevens-tech.edu).
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Member-Get-A-Member
Program
When you experience something good, you want
to share it with others. It’s the natural
thing to do.
This
is the idea behind the IEEE Member-Get-A-Member (MGM) Program. Most members know how beneficial IEEE
membership is in their professional lives and what it has meant to their
technical and career development. With
this campaign, IEEE members themselves can get the word out about IEEE’s
membership benefits and as a result, help IEEE membership grow.
Beginning
1 September 2005 and running through the 2006 IEEE dues year which ends on 15
August 2006, the IEEE will conduct the MGM Program to encourage members to
recruit their colleagues to join IEEE.
In return for their efforts, the recruiter will earn a US$5.00 credit
voucher for each member recruited which can be used toward 2006 IEEE dues, IEEE
Society fees or the purchase of IEEE products and services.
Rules of the Program
·
IEEE members (Society affiliates,
non-members and past members are not eligible) may recruit members above the
grade of Student for the MGM program.
(See MGM Recruiting Tips)
·
Completed applications, with full dues
payment, must be submitted with the recruiter’s name and membership number
--both are required -- in the proper recruiter box on the application.
·
Applications received without a recruiter’s
membership number will be disqualified and there will be no retroactive
qualifying of recruiters.
·
The MGM Program may not be combined with
other membership incentive programs such as discounted Society conference
membership promotions.
·
Applications may be submitted in hard copy
or online. To request a hard-copy
application, please send your request (with your fax number and/or mailing
address) to application-request@ieee.org.
·
To qualify, applications must be received at
IEEE before 15 August 2006. All cash
award vouchers will be mailed to qualified recruiters prior to 1 October 2006
and will be valid through 31 December 2006.
MGM Recruiting Tips
·
Invite at least one non-member
colleague to attend an IEEE Section or
Chapter meeting to experience first-hand the professional benefits of IEEE
membership.
·
Follow up a discussion about IEEE membership
with a note emphasizing membership benefits; be sure to provide an application.
·
Have IEEE membership applications available
for prospective recruits.
·
Keep issues of IEEE Spectrum and Society publications
on display to attract the eye of non-member employees.
·
Publish an article in your company
newsletter telling how the IEEE helped you in your career or helped the
company.
·
Post announcements of IEEE meetings and IEEE
conferences, seminars and educational programs on company bulletin boards.
·
Welcome your company's newly hired technical
employees and use the opportunity to discuss the benefits of IEEE membership.
·
When discussing membership with a prospect,
listen for clues as to what they look for in a professional society. Stress
those member benefits that meet their needs!
·
Suggest they check out the IEEE Web site and
apply online. Whether your recruit
applies using a hard copy or online, make sure they fill in your name in the
recruiter box with your membership number to be to become eligible for this
program.
·
Coordinate an IEEE event at your place of
employment.
For
more information about MGM, contact Dyana Barnosky at IEEE Membership
Development.
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Notice to NJ Section Engineers
Paul
Ward, a member of the NJ Section IEEE USA and Co-chair of its PACE committee,
is looking for (a donation of) electronic test equipment that can be used for
teaching electronics and electricity to students with learning disabilities
(LD) at the Craig Upper School in Lincoln Park, NJ. This school is a private institution that
receives its operating funds from either the parents of the students or some
governmental subsidy.
The
Craig Upper School is a school dedicated to teaching LD students at the high
school level, preparing them to continue on to college or to enter the work
force. It teaches a full curriculum,
i.e., English, History, Mathematics, Science, and special courses directed at
LD students. The staff is limited to
approximately fifteen (15) including office, nurse, and guidance with the
student population that ranges in the upper fifties (50) which is expected to
grow. This ratio of student-to-staff
helps to keep class size small and manageable, a class rarely exceeds seven
(7).
Paul
is trying to accumulate a couple of oscilloscopes, multimeters (analog or
digital), oscillators, and function generators, so that a Basic EE course could
be put together for a technical course and added to the present academic
curriculum. The course would help the
student to connect what he or she learned in Mathematics and Science into a
practical experience.
The
equipment does not have to be in perfect condition, just safe and usable.
If
you can donate such equipment, please send it to the following address:
Craig
Upper School
Attn: Paul Ward
200
Comely Road
Lincoln
Park, NJ 07035
Alternatively,
contact Paul Ward at (973) 790-1625 or PWard1130 “AT” aol.com. He will pick it up if needed.
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North Jersey Section Seeks Committee Chairs
and Volunteers
The
NNJ IEEE Section ExCom is seeking new volunteers to help conduct business at
the section level for the benefit of its membership in the North Jersey section
and surrounding areas. There are a
variety of volunteer positions open and available. They range from long-term to short-term,
technical to non-technical, leadership or just participatory. All activities have varying levels of time
commitment. For Chapter Chairs, you must
be a member of the corresponding IEEE Society.
If
you would like to become involved with volunteering in some of these efforts or
positions or just become more informed about what is happening at the NNJ IEEE
Section, please contact the persons listed below for additional information and
questions. You can even attend the
section business meeting held the first Wednesday of every month to find out
more and other volunteer activities that require some help.
Some
of the positions currently open and available are:
·
Aerospace & Electronics
Chair/Vice-Chair. Contact Har Dayal (har.dayal “AT”
baesystems.com).
·
Engineering in Medicine
& Biology Chair/Vice-Chair. Contact Har Dayal (har.dayal “AT”
baesystems.com).
·
Solid State Circuits
Chair/Vice-Chair. Contact Har Dayal (har.dayal “AT”
baesystems.com).
·
Women in Engineering
Affinity Group Coordinator. Contact Har Dayal (har.dayal “AT”
baesystems.com).
·
GOLD Affinity Group Chair. Contact Dick Tax (rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net)
·
Historian Committee seeks help collecting IEEE historical information
and specifically IEEE North Jersey Section History. Contact Al Stolpen (a.stolpen “AT” ieee.org)
·
Student Activities Committee seeks new volunteers for North Jersey. Contact Amit Patel (a.j.patel “AT” ieee.org)
Additionally,
if interested volunteers would like to get more general information about other
activities in our section, visit the North Jersey Section website for
newsletter information http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/
or contact Har Dayal, har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com.
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The
IEEE North Jersey Section has been helping fellow engineering professionals for
the last fifty years. The Education Committee has successfully
conducted software and engineering training courses over the last few
decades. The Committee is committed to
professional development of the members and the instructors for the courses are
very qualified and experienced in their respective fields. Classes are arranged on weekday evenings or
on Saturdays provided at least fifteen candidates are available. Completion certificates are issued by IEEE
Headquarters with CEU credits for the number of training hours.
Due to the slow growth of
the economy and several other factors, registration for these courses has
diminished over the last few years. I
would urge members to send their feedback regarding what courses they would be
interested in, the format, location, and day/time, etc., by email to
b.chivukula “AT” computer.org.
Regards,
Bhanu Chivukula
Chair, Education
Committee
Vice Chair, IEEE North
Jersey Section
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Conference Rooms Needed!
The North Jersey Section (Education
Committee) is looking for conference room facilities to hold their training
seminars. The seminars are being held on
one weeknight from 6:30 PM to 9:00
PM. In return for providing
the conference facility for free, the organization can get free registration up
to three members in the course/seminar.
Please contact Bhanu
Chivukula,
Education Committee Chair, at b.chivukula “AT” computer.org for suggestions or
discussions, if interested.
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Leader
Debunks Engineering "Shortage" Myth
In an 18 August 2005
letter to the editor of "The Washington Post," IEEE-USA President
Gerard A. Alphonse criticized a headline in the same day's "Post" column,
"Behind the Shortfall of U.S. Scientists." According to Dr. Alphonse,
"Just because China, India and other nations are graduating large and
increasing numbers of scientists and engineers does not mean that there is a
shortage of science and engineering professionals in the United States."
The IEEE-USA leader
added: "For a true picture, look at the rising unemployment for U.S.
scientists and engineers in recent years and the percentage of individuals
trained in science and engineering who are working in other fields." He
concluded: "Increasingly, we see compensation that is lagging behind other
employment categories, job insecurity, rapid obsolescence due to technological
change, and the looming threat of offshoring."
For information on media
coverage of IEEE-USA's positions, products and services, go to "IEEE-USA
in the News" at http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/inthenews/default.asp. Or contact IEEE-USA Senior PR Coordinator
Chris McManes at (202) 785-0017, ext. 8356, or c.mcmanes “AT” ieee.org.
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IEEE
Mentoring Program Pilot Invitation
IEEE is offering its
members the opportunity to participate in an online program designed to match
IEEE members for the purpose of facilitating a mentoring partnership. We value your involvement in IEEE activities
and ask that you use your career and life experiences to help other IEEE
members in their professional development through a mentoring partnership.
IEEE is partnering with
The Training Connection, a vendor that has developed a web-based mentoring
program to facilitate the matching process.
Participation in the Region 1 (Northeast U.S.) pilot program is
voluntary and has now been extended to include IEEE members residing in Regions
2 and 3 (Eastern and Southeastern U.S.) above the grade of Student Member. If you are interested in participating, or
would be interested in additional information on the program, go to http://www.ieee.org/mentoring. This IEEE site also
provides the information necessary for access to enter the program’s web site
by offering the Group ID.
We hope that you have the
interest and time to participate! If you
have any questions, please contact Cathy Downer, IEEE Mentoring Program
Coordinator at mailto:c.downer “AT” ieee.org.
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NEWS
from IEEE-USA:
Extreme Challenges Await Electrical
Engineers’ Efforts to Restore Power on Gulf
Coast
Washington (2 September 2005)
- Electrical engineers will face extreme challenges in their role to restore
power to the Gulf Coast region ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, according to a
September article in IEEE-USA Today’s Engineer.
“The challenge is to
figure out what pieces [of the regional electric grid] are left, put them back
together in a sequence that restores as much power as possible, as fast as
possible, and that remains stable in operation as conditions change and load is
added back to the system,” said Harold Adams, a power engineer with Dominion
Resources Services in Glen Allen, Va.
“The challenge to localized service is similar, but there is a more
detailed focus on the particular restoration priorities for local customers and
government.
“In all of these cases,
manpower and equipment logistics often present a major challenge.”
IEEE-USA Today’s Engineer
conducted a question-and-answer session with Adams and Jack Casazza, two
electrical engineers experienced in storm damage and electric system
restoration following natural disasters.
Both are members of the IEEE Power Engineering Society and IEEE-USA
Energy Policy Committee. While engineers
can design transmission and distribution systems that help protect against
major power loss in severe weather, nothing can be done to guarantee
electricity to public facilities, homes and businesses.
“You really cannot
storm-proof the system completely,” Casazza said. “No matter what you do, the electric power
system is going to be subject to interruptions – major interruptions.”
To read “Katrina Poses
Extreme Challenges for Power Engineers”, go to www.todaysengineer.org. To subscribe to Today’s Engineer, IEEE
members can go to http://ewh.ieee.org/enotice/options.php?LN=IEEEUSA. Non-members can visit http://www.todaysengineer.org/emailupdates/index.html.
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IEEE-USA
in Action:
IEEE-USA-Supported “Federal Patient
Safety Act” Signed into Law
On 29 July, President
Bush signed into law “The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005”
that IEEE-USA supported. The law directs
the federal government to establish a database network to hold data on medical
errors voluntarily reported by health care providers and patient safety
organizations. Ensuring anonymity by
removing patient and provider identity information, patient safety advocates
hope to spur the reporting of medical errors, and encourage a candid error
analysis that will lead to developing effective solutions to avoid future
mistakes.
IEEE-USA President Gerard
Alphonse urged Congress to pass the bill in a 24 June letter to Senate Majority
Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.). IEEE-USA
has officially supported improving patient safety by reducing errors since
issuing its June 2002 position statement, “Improving the Healthcare System
Through The Use of Information Technologies.”
You can view the position
statement at: http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/healthcareinfotech.html.
The letter to Sen. Frist
is available at http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/policy/2005/062405.asp.
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News
from the IEEE Foundation
IEEE Presidents’
Scholarship Fund Established – The IEEE Foundation is proud to announce the
establishment of the IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Fund to accept contributions
to support the largest pre-university scholarship offered by the IEEE. The IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship recognizes a
deserving student for an outstanding project in electrical engineering,
information technology or other IEEE field of interest. The scholarship is presented during the
annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Administered by IEEE Educational Activities,
with assistance from IEEE volunteers who serve as the judges during the ISEF,
this scholarship includes US $10,000 payable over four years, complimentary
IEEE Student and Student Society memberships, a framed certificate, and an
engraved plaque.
Contributions made to the
IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship will provide the financial resources students need
to pursue their engineering dreams.
Checks may be made payable to the IEEE Foundation – IEEE Presidents’
Scholarship Fund and mailed to the IEEE Foundation, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway,
NJ 08854, USA. Credit card gifts may be made by sending an
email to supportieee “AT” ieee.org. To
discuss alternative giving methods, please call the IEEE Development Office at
(732) 562-3860.
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IEEE-USA Advocates Protection of
Personally Identifiable Health Information, and Development of Technology-Based
National Health Information Network
Washington (18 July 2005)
- IEEE-USA is concerned that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)
authority to access and analyze personal information could lead to privacy
breaches of one’s personally identifiable health information.
“We believe DHS authority
to access and disseminate personally identifiable health data should be
restricted unless adequate controls are put in place to ensure the security and
confidentiality of that data,” according a position adopted 17 June by the
IEEE-USA Board of Directors.
IEEE-USA recommends,
among other things, that DHS implement procedures to ensure that personally
identifiable health information is not inadvertently used to discriminate
against someone in employment and insurance; and to establish accountability
and significant penalties for the misuse or abuse of such information.
In a related position,
IEEE-USA advocates establishing a National Health Information Network (NHIN) to
take advantage of cutting-edge networking technologies, as well as provide
secure and reliable access to, and sharing of, health information. The NHIN should not compromise the security
and privacy of one’s personal health records, according to IEEE-USA.
The organization also
stated that NHIN could reduce medical errors resulting from insufficient
information regarding a patient’s history, prescribed medications and current
condition; provide fast access to health data in an emergency situation; and
curb rising healthcare costs by eliminating much of the paper-based processing
of patient records and insurance claims.
These positions -
“Homeland Security Operations and Use of Personally Identifiable Health
Information” and “National Health Information Network, With Emphasis on
Security and Privacy Issues” - were developed by the IEEE-USA Medical
Technology Policy Committee. They are
available at http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/index.html#mtp.
IEEE-USA is an
organizational unit of the IEEE. It was
created in 1973 to advance the public good and promote the careers and public
policy interests of the more than 220,000 technology professionals who are
U.S. members of the IEEE. The IEEE is the world's largest technical
professional society. For more
information, go to http://www.ieeeusa.org.
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IEEE-USA
in Action:
Congressman Rohrabacher Receives
IEEE-USA Award from IEEE-USA President
Washington (12 July 2005)
- IEEE-USA President Gerard A. Alphonse presented Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
(R-Calif.) with the IEEE-USA Distinguished Public Service Award in the
congressman’s office today.
Rohrabacher, former
chairman of the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Space and
Aeronautics, was honored “for long-term support of IEEE-USA’s Congressional
Fellowship program and leadership on federal policy issues of concern to the
engineering community.”
Rohrabacher thanked
Alphonse for the award and said “we need more engineers and scientists to help
shape national policy.”
Steve Watkins served as
an IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow last year in Rohrabacher’s office, and Randall
Brouwer holds the position in 2005. Both
attended Tuesday’s event. IEEE-USA’s
distinguished awards are administered under its Awards and Recognition
Committee and approved by the IEEE-USA Board of Directors. For more
information, visit www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/awards, or contact Sandra Kim
at sandra.kim “AT” ieee.org..
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IEEE-USA
in Action:
IEEE-USA Helps to Shape Monthly TV
News Spots on IEEE Technologies
Washington (13 July 2005)
- In collaboration with the American Institute of Physics (AIP), IEEE-USA is
helping to shape television news spots about IEEE technologies - distributed to
the top 108 U.S. TV markets. AIP's
"Discoveries and Breakthroughs" news service, which each month
delivers twelve 90-second broadcasts in English and Spanish to subscribing
stations, has a potential reach of more than 80 million households.
"Discoveries"
provides a realistic image of how professionals in science, technology,
engineering and math contribute to a better quality of life. The AIP service helps to improve
technological literacy and to promote the public understanding of engineering
and science.
IEEE-USA involvement this
year has ensured that more engineering stories are included in news broadcasts,
with assistance from "IEEE Spectrum," IEEE Technical Activities and
IEEE Corporate Communications staff. In
June, news feeds encompassed such IEEE-related technologies as a robotic arm
for stroke victims, a mouse adapter for tremors and an oxyride battery.
For sample
"Discoveries" video spots, go to http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/. The website includes
background on each news segment as well as a list of local TV stations on which
the spots are aired. Limited copies of
CDs of sample segments are available for use by U.S. IEEE volunteers in middle
and high schools, and can be obtained through the IEEE-USA contact below.
Contact: Pender M. McCarter, APR, Fellow PRSA
Director of Communications & Public Relations
Phone: (202) 785-0017, ext. 8353
E-mail: p.mccarter “AT” ieee.org
Web: http://www.ieeeusa.org
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Senior Microwave Engineer
RS Microwave Company, an expanding and vibrant 25 year-old government oriented microwave
components manufacturer, seeks motivated individuals to perform high level
engineering tasks.
Duties include:
1) Design and development of
RF/microwave filters utilizing filter techniques in discrete & distributed
systems using HFSS and Ansoft Designer;
2) Writing filter synthesis
programs & test and automation software;
3) Assisting lab technicians by
simulating test results and recommending circuit modifications to improve
performance;
4) Preparing acceptance test
procedures for use of lab technicians and other engineers;
5) Contributing to customer
proposals;
6) Participation in internal
company seminars and design reviews.
U.S. Citizenship required. Minimum M.S. in
Electrical Engineering + 2 yrs. experience in above required. This is a position with a very good upside
and possibilities for growth. Fax resume
to 973-492-2471 Attention: HR or EMAIL to:
queries@rsmicro.com
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THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS, INC.
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IEEE NORTH JERSEY SECTION
MTT-Society and AP-Society
Joint Chapter
PRESENT
20TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM AND
MINI-SHOW
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FOCUS: CURRENT TOPICS IN RF AND MICROWAVE
COMMUNICATION
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Prime
Hotel & Suites (formerly Radisson Hotel Fairfield)
690
Route 46 East, Fairfield NJ (973)
227-9200
The
conference presents a series of 12 lectures describing the state of the art in
Microwave, RF, Optical and Wireless, technologies by leaders in their respective
fields.
MINI
SHOW FEATURING LATEST PRODUCTS
- (10:00 AM TO 4:30 PM)
&
Presentation
Schedule (8:50AM to 4:30PM)
Registration is on-site. For Further Information Contact: Kirit Dixit (201-669-7599),
Har Dayal (973-633-4618), Willie Schmidt (973-492-0371)
or George Kannell (973-386-4170).
ALL
ARE WELCOME (IEEE Membership not required).
REGISTRATION IS ON-SITE
THERE
IS NO CHARGE TO ATTEND THE SYMPOSIUM OR SHOW.
FREE
BREAKFAST / LUNCH INCLUDED FOR ALL.
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MTT/APChapter:
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Mini-show:
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Chairman
Vice Chair 1
Vice Chair 2
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Kirit Dixit
Har
Dayal
Willie Schmidt
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General Chair:
General Vice
Chair:
Technical Program Chair:
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Kirit Dixit
Har
Dayal
George Kannell
Ken Oxley
Russell Pepe
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NJ Power Engineering Society/Industry
Applications Society
Advanced
Concepts in Transformer Protection Technical Seminar
The
PES and IAS Chapters will sponsor a one-day seminar covering Advanced Concepts
in Transformer Protection. The session
will be held on Friday, October 28 at the PSE&G Training Center, 234
Pierson Ave, Edison, NJ.
Topics
Protection
of Power Transformers
1) Modes of Transformer Failure
a)
Winding Failures and causes (moisture, overheating, etc)
b)
Voltage regulating tapchangers
c)
Bushings
d)
Core issues
e)
Misc. (CTs, oil leakage, overvoltage, v/Hz, etc)
2) Types of Protection
3) Mechanical
a)
Accumulated gases
b)
Pressure relays
c)
Thermal
§
Hot spot temperature
§
Heating due to overexcitation, harmonics solar induced (DC)
§
LTC overheating (arcing)
4) Electrical
a)
Fuse
b)
Overcurrent protection
c)
Overexcitation
d)
Overvoltage
e)
Differential
f)
Ground differential
5) Unique factors for differential electrical protection
a)
Differential protection basics
§
Classic three line with matching CTs
§
Digital implementation with matching, vector and zero-sequence
accomplished in software
b)
Current magnitude differences
§
Winding ratio
§
CT ratio differences
§
Tapchangers
§
Mitigating current magnitude differences
c)
Vector shift/quantity derivation differences
§
Phase shift
§
CT configuration
§
Operating state diffrential current differences
§
Mitigating vector shift/quantity derivation differences
d)
Inrush phenomena and its effect on differential systems
§
Types of inrush
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Initial
§
Recovery
§
Sympathy
§
Mitigating inrush phenomena and its effect on differential systems
e)
CT saturation and effect on differential systems
§
Causes and waveform patterns
§
Mitigation of CT saturation effects on differential systems
f)
Overexcitation and effect differential systems
§
Causes and waveform patterns
§
Mitigation of overexcitation effects on differential systems
g)
Use of a ground differential element for sensitivity near transformer
neutral
h) Use of directional criteria
for additional security (vs, high-Z method)
6) Special concerns
a)
Switch on to fault
§
High side
Use of high set differential
element for sensitivity
§
Low Side
Use of ground differential
element for sensitivity
7) Back up protection
a)
High side (50, 51, BF)
b)
Low side (51N, 51, 46, BF)
Setting a
Relay – Overcoming Engineering Challenges
1)
Configure relay to
“the outside world”
2)
Element enabling
3)
Element setting
4)
Setting groups
5)
Purposes and
configuration
6)
Input / Output
Matrixing (Marshalling)
7)
Programmable logic
8)
Setpoint review
& printout
9)
Input / Output
review & printout
10)
File saving &
recall (file management)
Commissioning
of Transformer Differential Protection Systems
1) Phasing
Issues
a)
A-B-C vs. A-C-B
b)
The “dreaded delta”
winding
c)
The even more
dreaded delta CT winding
2) Polarity
Issues
a)
Roll anyone?
3) Injection
Testing
a)
From the panel
inward
4) Load Testing
a)
From the panel
outward
5) Tools for
Commissioning
a)
Advanced metering
§
Examples of
phasing and roll issues
b)
Vector displays
§
Examples of
phasing and roll issues
c)
Digital
Oscillography
§
Examples of
phasing and roll issues
About the Instructor
The instructor will be Chuck Mozina, Consulting
Engineer with Beckwith Electric. Chuck Mozina
is a Contract Consultant, Protection and Protection Systems for Beckwith
Electric Company, Inc., specializing in power plant and generator
protection. His consulting practice
involves projects relating to protective relay applications, protection system
design and coordination.
Chuck is an active 20-year member of the IEEE Power
System Relaying Committee (PSRC) and is the past chairman of the Rotating
Machinery Subcommittee. He is active in
the IEEE IAS I&CPS committee, which addresses industrial protection
system. He is the past U.S.
representative to the CIGRE Study Committee 34 on System Protection and has
chaired a CIGRE working group on generator protection. He also chaired the IEEE task force that
produced the tutorial "The Protection of Synchronous Generators,"
which won the PES's 1995 Outstanding Working Group Award. Chuck is the 1993 recipient of the PSRC's
Career Service Award.
Chuck has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering from Purdue University and has authored a number of papers and
magazine articles on protective relaying.
He has over 25 years of experience as a protective engineer at Centerior
Energy, a major investor-owned utility in Cleveland, Ohio where he was the
Manager of the System Protection Section.
For the past ten years, he was Application Manager for Protection
Products with Beckwith Electric Company.
He is also a former instructor in the Graduate School of Electrical
Engineering at Cleveland State University.
He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Ohio.
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If desired, IEEE Continuing Education Units will be
offered for this course. A small fee of
$15 will be required for processing. A
total of 0.4 CEUs will be offered.
Please indicate if desired below.
The registration fee for this seminar prior to
October 14th will be $150 for non-IEEE members, $100 for IEEE Members, $75 for
GOLD Graduates (last 1-10 years) and $25 for students with valid ID. The fee will be waived for IEEE Life Member
Grades with verification at the seminar.
Registrations after October 14th must include an additional late fee of
$25. The seminar fee includes lunch,
refreshments, and handouts. Non-members
joining IEEE within 30 days of the seminar will be rebated 50% of the IEEE
registration charge.
Registration:
Beckwith Transformer Protection, 10/28/2005
Register via
US mail to: Ronald W. Quade, PE
Eaton
Electrical
379 Thornall
St, 8th Floor
Edison, NJ 08837
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NJ Power Engineering Society/Industry
Applications Society
Upgrade
of Generator Protection to Comply With IEEE Guides Technical Seminar
The
PES and IAS Chapters will sponsor a one-day seminar covering the Upgrade of
Generator Protection to Comply with IEEE Guides. The session will be held on Friday, November
18 at the PSE&G Training Center, 234 Pierson Ave, Edison, NJ.
Topics
·
Quality Issues and Standards
· MTBF Calculation
· Production Testing
· Power Source Reliability
· Conformal Coating
· C37.90: Relays and Relay Systems Associated with Electric
Power Apparatus
· C37.90.1: Surge Withstand Capability (SWC) Tests
· C37.90.2: Withstand Capability of Relay Systems to Radiated
Electromagnetic Interference from Transceivers
·
Latest Generator Protection developments reflected in:
· Std. 242: Buff Book
· CIGRE Protection Practices
Survey
· C37.102: IEEE Guide for Generator Protection
· C37.101: IEEE Guide
for AC Generator Ground Protection
· C37.106: IEEE Guide
for Abnormal Frequency Protection for Power Generating Plants
·
Review of Grounding Techniques
·
Types of Generator Connections
·
Improved Sensitivity
· Negative Sequence Protection
down to continuous rating
· 100% Stator Ground Fault
§
Neutral Overvoltage
§
Third Harmonic Neutral Undervoltage need for Supervision
§
Benefits of Third Harmonic Voltage Ratio Detection
§
Online/Offline 100% Protection with Injection Method
· Field Ground Fault and Brush
Liftoff Detection with Injection Method
· Split-Phase Differential
with Turn-to-Turn Fault Detection
· Overexcitation Function with
Inverse Time and Integrating Reset Characteristics
· Low Directional Power
Sensitivity Requirements for Sequential Tripping
·
Improved Security
· Distance Element
Enhancements
§
3 Zone Elements with Current Threshold Supervision and Delta-Wye
Transform
§
Load encroachment blinding
§
Power swing blocking (for stable swings)
· Out-of-Step Protection
§
Power Transfer and
§
§
§
System Instability
§
Preferred Single Blinder Method
· Loss of Field
§
Dual Mho Element to ride through system swings
§
Flexible Settings to match machine capability curves.
§
§
§
§
Voltage supervision for fast trip release
·
Abnormal Frequency
· Four-Step Frequency
Detection to Coordinate with System Load Shed Schemes
· Rate of Change of Frequency
Tripping
· Six-Band Under Frequency Accumulator,
Alarm and Trip
·
Protections Against External Device Failure
· Inadvertent Energizing
· Generator Breaker Failure
·
· Pole Flashover (prior to
syncing)
·
· One, Two or Three VT Fuse
Loss (Integrated)
· Trip Circuit Monitoring
·
Operating, Commissioning and Analysis Tools
· Advanced Metering
· Event Logs with millisecond
time tag
· Vector Meters
· Real-Time Element R-X
Graphics
· Expanded Oscillography with
Embedded Phasor, Impedance and PQ Diagrams
·
Communications
· Modbus, Modbus TCP
· RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet
· IRIG-B
About the Instructor
The instructor will be Chuck
Mozina, Consulting Engineer with Beckwith Electric. Chuck Mozina is a Contract Consultant,
Protection and Protection Systems for Beckwith Electric Company, Inc.,
specializing in power plant and generator protection. His consulting practice involves projects
relating to protective relay applications, protection system design and
coordination.
Chuck is an active 20-year member
of the IEEE Power System Relaying Committee (PSRC) and is the past chairman of
the Rotating Machinery Subcommittee. He
is active in the IEEE IAS I&CPS committee, which addresses industrial
protection system. He is the past U.S.
representative to the CIGRE Study Committee 34 on System Protection and has chaired
a CIGRE working group on generator protection.
He also chaired the IEEE task force that produced the tutorial "The
Protection of Synchronous Generators," which won the PES's 1995
Outstanding Working Group Award. Chuck
is the 1993 recipient of the PSRC's Career Service Award.
Chuck has a Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and has authored a number of
papers and magazine articles on protective relaying. He has over 25 years of experience as a protective
engineer at Centerior Energy, a major investor-owned utility in Cleveland, Ohio
where he was the Manager of the System Protection Section. For the past ten years, he was Application
Manager for Protection Products with Beckwith Electric Company. He is also a former instructor in the
Graduate School of Electrical Engineering at Cleveland State University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in
the state of Ohio.
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If desired, IEEE Continuing
Education Units will be offered for this course. A small fee of $15 will be required for
processing. A total of 0.4 CEUs will be
offered. Please indicate if desired
below.
The registration fee for this
seminar prior to November 4th will be $150 for non-IEEE members, $100 for IEEE
Members, $75 for GOLD Graduates (last 1-10 years) and $25 for students with
valid ID. The fee will be waived for
IEEE Life Member Grades with verification at the seminar. Registrations after November 4th must include
an additional late fee of $25. The
seminar fee includes lunch, refreshments, and handouts. Non-members joining IEEE within 30 days of
the seminar will be rebated 50% of the IEEE registration charge.
Registration:
Beckwith Generator Protection, 11/18/2005
Register via
US mail to: Ronald W. Quade, PE
Eaton
Electrical
379 Thornall
St, 8th Floor
Edison, NJ 08837
Name____________________________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________
Phone__________________ Email____________________________________________________________
IEEE
#_________________ Student @________________ Non IEEE_____ Life Member______
Continuing Education Units: Yes $15 No
If CEUs are chosen, please include a
$15 processing fee
Payment Enclosed
$_______________ Add $25 late registration after November 4th
Make checks payable
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IEEE North Jersey Section
Course
Project
Management
Tuesday
Evenings, October 11, 2005 through November 29, 2005
Eight
weekly classes (October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2005)
NJ International Bulk Mail Center, Jersey City, NJ (Checks should not be mailed
to this address)
The North Jersey Section IEEE is offering an evening course entitled
"Project Management". Dice.com
lists 2500+ Project related jobs in the New York tri-state area daily! This course will help you to break down a
master project into manageable tasks, pinpoint possible solutions, and provide
information to keep the project under control.
Using Microsoft Project 2003 software, you will learn to accomplish
various project plans. In addition, it
will greatly enhance your business, communications and interpersonal skills.
The IEEE certificate of completion will be given to you when you
complete the course. You may wish to
take two Certification exams, one in Project Management administered by Project
Management Institute and the other in IT Project+ by CompTIA Inc.
Instructor: Donald Hsu, PhD, has
been a corporate manager for 11 years and is an experienced trainer. Since 1999, he has trained 270+ people in IT
Project+, MS Project 2003, and Project Management courses in seven
organizations.
Bhanu Chivukula, PMP, will share
his PMP (PMI) examination preparation strategies and experiences including the
details of the new PMP examination (starting September 2005 based on PMBOK 2004
version).
TOPICS
1. Explain the need for a
project manager
2. Define SOW, PERT, GANTT, CPM,
and Scope of the project
3. Identify the team members,
resources and plan for the strategy
4. Calculate schedule, budget
variances, and monitor project progress
5. Manage changes, estimates,
and communications
6. Set a baseline, import tasks
from MS Excel, export Project files to MS Word
7. Create and modify custom
reports, templates and combination views
8. Share resources and create a
master plan loaded to Project Server
9. Approve updates and conclude
a project plan
10. Analyze Global E-Commerce and
present student Projects
Class size will be limited to
a maximum of 25 with a minimum of 15.
Early registration is recommended.
Phone reservations will NOT be accepted.
Reservations accepted after October 2, 2005 will require a late fee of
$25. No reservations will be accepted
after October 6, 2005.
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WHERE:
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Center, Jersey City, NJ. (Checks should not be mailed to this
address)
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WHEN:
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8 Tuesdays, October 11, 18,
25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2005, 6:30-9:00 PM.
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COST:
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IEEE (& affiliate)
members $375; Non-IEEE members $475.
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CONTACT:
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Bhanu Chivukula (b.chivukula “AT” computer.org)
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REGISTRATION: Project Management
Please send the registration
form with payment to
Bhanu Chivukula
Chair, Education Committee, IEEE NNJ
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to this address)
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_____________________________________________ _________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Please enclose required fee
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Registration status will be
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inquiries concerning registration will NOT be honored. In general, the effective date of the
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application/registration and payment are received.
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North Jersey
Section
Oracle SQL Programming 101
Seminar Objective
This 4 hour course will teach you how
to work with data within an Oracle Database using SQL and SQL*Plus.
Seminar Design Outline
• Principal features of the Oracle database
• Query and manipulate an Oracle database
using Structured Query Language
• Code sophisticated query operations such as
join, grouping, case and more
• Update data with insert, update, delete,
and merge operations
• Create database tables with the major
datatypes such as NUMBER, VARCHAR2
• Create B-Tree indexes to improve the
performance of query operations
• Query Oracle data dictionary tables such as
USER_TABLES
• Utilize transaction control statements such
as Commit, Rollback and Savepoint
• Create database objects such as tables,
views, indexes, synonyms and sequences
• Grant and Revoke object privileges
• Utilize SQL*Plus to query, update and
create database objects
• Use SQL*Plus scripting and report
generation features
About the Speaker
The speaker is scheduled to be Raj
Agarwal, DBA.
Early
registration is recommended. Phone
reservations will NOT be accepted. No
reservations will be accepted after October 7, 2005.
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WHERE:
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Radisson Hotel - Saddle
Brook, 129 Pehle Ave, Saddle Brook, NJ, (201) 845-7800.
(Checks should not be mailed to this address)
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WHEN:
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9:00 AM to 1:00PM, Friday, October
21, 2005 (breakfast included).
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COST:
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IEEE (& affiliate)
members $75; Non-IEEE members $95.
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CONTACT:
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Bhanu Chivukula -email
b.chivukula “AT” computer.org
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REGISTRATION: Oracle SQL Programming 101
Please send the checks in the
name of North Jersey Section IEEE
with filled in registrations to:
Bhanu Chivukula, 19 Prestwick
Way, Edison, NJ 08820. Please email inquiries to b.chivukula “AT”
computer.org
Name: / Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / Ms. /
_____________________________________________ _________________________________
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ÿ IEEE Member
Member #:_________________________
Member of _____________________________ technical society
Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employer
Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home
Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business (day) telephone #:___________________________________ Home telephone
#:________________________________
Please enclose required fee
payable to: North Jersey Section IEEE
Registration status will be
mailed after October 7, 2005. Phone
inquiries concerning registration will NOT be honored. In general, the effective date of the
application corresponds to the date when BOTH a fully completed
application/registration and payment are received.
ÿ Tuition receipt will be mailed only if this box is
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North Jersey Section
Field Programmable Gate Array Seminar
Seminar overview
FPGA stands for Field Programmable
Gate Array. FPGAs are
becoming the de facto standard in digital design. They are found in control,
DSP and general purpose computing. They offer designers the ability to go to
layout before committing to the full design.
This seminar will introduce FPGAs
and provide a road map on how to learn and become productive in the use of
FPGAs. Development will be used by the
instructor to execute labs.
Seminar Design Outline
•
Introduction to FPGA
•
FPGA architecture
•
Xilinx Design Flow
Ä
Architecture Wizard and Pace
Ä
Reading Reports
Ä
Global Timing Constraints
•
Synthesis Techniques
Ä
XILINX CORE Generator
Ä
Floorplanner: Effective Layout
•
FPGA Editor: Viewing and Editing a Routed
Design
Ä
HDL Bencher
•
FPGA Design Techniques
•
Synchronous Design Techniques
About the Speaker
Mr. Chibane Cherif, is a
practicing engineer, speaker and lecturer in telecommunications, wireless
communication and Voice Over IP technology, business and market issues.
Pre-requisite
Basic
Digital design
Time: TBA, November 2005.
Place: TBA – see http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/ and upcoming Newsletters for updates.
Information:
see http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/ and upcoming Newsletters for updates.
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