BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260316T212959Z UID:DE633ACA-2E2D-4800-A6FC-A6CA57DF8269 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T210000 DESCRIPTION:This is a hybrid in-person and online event. Pre-registration i s required for either.\n\nIn 1984\, the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPG A) was invented at Silicon Valley startup Xilinx by its co-founder Ross Fr eeman. It was not an obviously good technology as it had serious drawbacks in speed\, cost\, power\, and capacity. However\, its novel design transf ormed the technology industry as it rode the wave of Moore’s Law. As thi s transformation was not a straight road\, companies that did not recogniz e fundamental industry changes created by the FPGA fell by the wayside. If companies did not stretch to find new uses for this technology\, or did n ot deploy its resources in building a new ecosystem\, they also failed.\n\ nXilinx’s FPGA invention led to the major industry transformation of the Fabless semiconductor model\, and step-by-step Xilinx navigated this fiel d of potential failure. These steps tell of a company growing from a hyper -lean adrenaline-driven startup to a multi-billion-dollar success story. N ot every step was correct\, and certainly there was some luck. However\, c onsiderable effort was required to achieve that luck\, and even more effor t to capitalize on it.\n\nIn this talk\, IEEE Fellow Steve Trimberger will discuss change: the changing value of semiconductor scaling\, the changin g needs of EDA\, the changing barriers to entry\, the changing application of the technology\, and the changing role of consultants and corporate re lationships over the course of many years. These changes got us to 2026 – what change is next?\n\nPlease note that an IEEE Milestone for the FPG A will be dedicated on Thu\, March 12. Information about attending its ded ication online will be available soon.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Steve Trimberger \, \n\n925 Thompson Place\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 94085 \, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534657 LOCATION:925 Thompson Place\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 9408 5\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534657 ORGANIZER:dmsnyder@ieee.org SEQUENCE:23 SUMMARY:The FPGA: 40 Years of Change URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534657 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>This is a hybrid in-person and onl ine event. Pre-registration is required for either.</strong></p>\n<p>In 19 84\, the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) was invented at Silicon Vall ey startup Xilinx by its co-founder Ross Freeman. It was not an obviously good technology as it had serious drawbacks in speed\, cost\, power\, and capacity.&nbsp\; However\, its novel design transformed the technology ind ustry as it rode the wave of Moore&rsquo\;s Law. As this transformation wa s not a straight road\, companies that did not recognize fundamental indus try changes created by the FPGA fell by the wayside.&nbsp\; If companies d id not stretch to find new uses for this technology\, or did not deploy it s resources in building a new ecosystem\, they also failed.</p>\n<p>Xilinx &rsquo\;s FPGA invention led to the major industry transformation of the F abless semiconductor model\, and step-by-step Xilinx navigated this field of potential failure. These steps tell of a company growing from a hyper-l ean adrenaline-driven startup to a multi-billion-dollar success story. Not every step was correct\, and certainly there was some luck.&nbsp\; Howeve r\, considerable effort was required to achieve that luck\, and even more effort to capitalize on it.</p>\n<p>In this talk\, IEEE Fellow Steve Trimb erger will discuss change: the changing value of semiconductor scaling\, t he changing needs of EDA\, the changing barriers to entry\, the changing a pplication of the technology\, and the changing role of consultants and co rporate relationships over the course of many years. These changes got us to 2026 &ndash\; what change is next?</p>\n<p>Please note that an <strong> IEEE Milestone</strong> for the FPGA will be dedicated on Thu\, March 12. Information about attending its dedication online will be available soon.< /p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR