PISCATAWAY, NJ – Peter Franaszek will receive the 2009 IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal June 25 at the IEEE Honors Ceremony. The award recognizes Franaszek’s work in run-length constrained channel coding for magnetic and optical storage. The technology is used in digital recording and communications systems. It puts limitations on the sequence of data streams, allowing clock synchronization and fast data synchronization. Franaszek research focused on determining fundamental aspects of constrained codes and developing algorithms for construction. He was the first to develop practical methods for run-length limited codes.
MILPITAS, CA – Eli Harari, co-founder, chairman and CEO of SanDisk Corp., will be presented with the IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal at the IEEE Honors Ceremony on June 25. The award recognizes his innovation of flash memory technology, industry leadership and contributions to the proliferation of flash memory devices. Harari was instrumental in the transition from NOR-based to NAND-based flash memory and the invention and development of multilevel cell data storage. He led his company in the invention of flash card storage cards and pioneered USB flash drives. He holds over 100 US and foreign patents and has authored numerous technical publications.
HILLSBORO, OR – Eric Bogatin of Bogatin Enterprises will present two signal integrity classes this summer. “Essential Principles of Signal Integrity” (EPSI) will be held August 11 to 12. It will focus on building a strong intuitive foundation by discussing paramount signal integrity problems, identifying the root causes and finding the solutions. “Advanced Signal Integrity Design” (ASID) will take place August 13 to 14. The class will discuss analysis techniques to gain confidence in signal integrity design for electronic systems with clocks under 1 GHz. He will also present a free webinar, “Link Analysis with Return Path Discontinuities,” on July 7. For more information on classes, visit: http://www.bethesignal.net/bogatin/index.php.
SAN JOSE, CA – Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, co-founder and member of the board of Cadence Design Systems, will receive the 2009 IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award. The award recognizes Dr. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli’s contributions to advancements in the semiconductor and electronics industry, as well as his research in EDA. IEEE is the largest technical professional organization in the world. The RSE (Royal Society of Edinburgh) is Scotland’s national academy of science and letters. The award will be presented June 25 during the IEEE Honors Ceremony in Los Angeles, and Dr. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli will attend an additional ceremony at the Royal Scottish Academy in August.