IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014 — (PRNewswire) — University of California, Irvine Extension announces a platinum sponsorship of the 12th annual International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference which will be held at University of California, Irvine, Calit2 Building in Irvine, Calif. on Oct. 22-23. The SoC conference is a premier event for engineering communities devoted to chip design and development. The theme for this year's conference, hosted by Savant Company, Inc, is "Innovative SoCs, Empowering the Communications Market." To take advantage of the Early Bird Registration by Oct. 7, please visit:  http://www.socconference.com/registration.htm. 

This year, the SoC conference committee has decided to offer two unique panel discussions FREE of Charge with advance online registration:
(1)  Panel #1 - Emerging and Innovative SoC Solutions and Technologies for Wearable Applications.
Registration site: http://www.socconference.com/free-panel-pass1.php
(2)  Panel #2 - Leading-Edge SoC Solutions for IOT Applications.
Registration site: http://www.socconference.com/free-panel-pass2.php

"Each year, the annual International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference continues to impress attendees due to the vast amount of intellectual knowledge and business ingenuity present," said Dr. Dave Dimas, director of UC Irvine Extension's engineering, sciences and information technology programs. "With highly-credited industry leaders and academia gathered from around the world, who provide their vital and informative insights on the embedded systems field, these two days are exceptionally content packed and serves to be very beneficial for professionals in the field."

The International SoC Conference provides an outstanding platform for sharing and disseminating ground-breaking research, innovative product announcements, and informative technical tutorials, and it has established itself as the forum for debating emerging challenges and possibilities in the System-on-Chip field. Each targeted conference fosters collaboration among industry experts and academia in an effort to present the most up-to-date and advanced topics in chip design (Analog, Mixed-Signal, SoC, ASIC, ASSP, FPGA, EDA, IP, Foundry Services, 3D-ICs, SOI, CMOS, Embedded Memory, Embedded Systems, NoC, IOs, IPs, CPU/DSP/GPU Cores, Signal Integrity, Design for Testability, Design Verification, Design for Manufacturability, Variation-Aware Methodologies, etc.) to the highly technical audience. 

"Once again, we are very pleased to have UC Irvine Extension participate as a Platinum Sponsor," said Farhad Mafie, International SoC Conference Chairman. "With a strong emphasis on meeting the needs of busy professionals, the industry-leading Embedded Systems Engineering Certificate Program at UC Irvine Extension provides the much needed educational background along with relevant technical information for professionals to succeed in this industry."

The conference tabletop exhibit, which is free to visit, is held on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. It provides an outstanding forum for engineering communities to meet face-to-face with experts presenting at this event, as well as with experts from the exhibiting companies, and discuss their complex SoC-related questions.  

UC Irvine Extension's online certificate program in Embedded Systems Engineering examines the synergistic function between hardware and software device design and development. Participants learn the essential concepts of embedded systems development through a practical hands-on approach utilizing industry design automation (EDA) tools and design kits. To learn more, visit http://unex.uci.edu/certificates/engineering/embedded.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, exhibiting, speaking engagements, and the most up-to-date conference-related news and updates, please visit http://www.SoCconference.com. For questions, please contact Email Contact or call 949-851-1714.

About International SoC Conference: The International SoC Conference is recognized as the premier event for the design of Integrated Circuits (ICs) and IPs, Semiconductor Technologies advances, Testing and Verifications methodologies, and for Electronic Design Automation (EDA). A diverse worldwide community representing leading-edge technology companies and universities each year, represented by system architects, chip designers, logic and circuit designers, validation and test engineers, IP designers, semiconductor experts, CAD managers, senior managers and executives to researchers and academicians from leading universities. More details are available at: www.SoCconference.com.

About Savant Company Inc.: Savant Company Inc. provides engineering, sales and marketing consulting services for the high-tech electronic industry with specializations in embedded systems and semiconductor IC and IP products and technologies on a worldwide basis.  Savant Company Inc. also provides leading-edge conferences, customized on-site business and technology seminars, and customized marketing and technology intelligence reports for business professionals globally.  Savant Company Inc. is independently owned and independently operated and is incorporated in the State of California.  For additional information on the company or its products and services, please visit www.SavantCompany.com  or www.SoCconference.com.

About UC Irvine Extension: University of California, Irvine Extension is the continuing education arm of UC Irvine, serving nearly 40,000 students globally and offering more than 3,200 classes annually on the UC Irvine campus, online and at employer sites throughout California and worldwide. Since 1962, UC Irvine Extension has served Orange County with programs and classes to help adult learners reach their career advancement and personal enrichment goals, and remains dedicated to providing broad access to the resources of the University for the benefit of the public, both through University Extension certificate and specialized studies programs and a broad range of free and open educational resources including UC Irvine OpenCourseWare ( http://ocw.uci.edu). Learn more at http://extension.uci.edu, or join us on YouTube ( http://www.youtube.com/ucirvineextension) or Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/uciextension).

About the University of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. UC Irvine is among the most dynamic campuses in the University of California system, with nearly 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 1,100 faculty and 9,000 staff. Orange County's largest employer, UC Irvine contributes an annual economic impact of $4.2 billion. For more UC Irvine news, visit today.uci.edu. 

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