BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Caracas BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380118T231407 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3MO;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:-04 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20160501T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0530 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=5 TZNAME:-04 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T134418Z UID:EBB55530-D596-4F1D-A8F7-8B58E372E433 DTSTART;TZID=America/Caracas:20261005T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Caracas:20261005T153000 DESCRIPTION:In celebration of 100 years of the Field-Effect Transistor (FET )\, this event will bring together representatives from academia\, governm ent\, and industry\, both locally and internationally\, to explore the fut ure of semiconductor technology in the Caribbean.\n\nThe program will high light the history and evolution of the transistor while looking at opportu nities for semiconductor education\, research\, workforce development\, in dustry collaboration\, and investment within the region. Participants will hear from experts from the semiconductor industry and academia\, gain ins ight into the technologies that have shaped modern electronics and engage in discussions on how the Caribbean can participate in the growing global semiconductor ecosystem.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Artificial Intelligence Innov ation Centre (AIIC) UWI\, St. Augustine\n\nSpeaker(s): Fernando Guarin\, D urga Misra\, Arokia Nathan\, Samar Saha\, Victor Grimblatt\, Jamal Deen\n\ nAgenda: \nTime Session Speaker\n9:00 - 9:10 AM Opening Remarks\n9:10 - 9: 40 AM 100th Anniversary of the Transistor with an Overview of the Semicond uctor Industry Today and the Opportunities for Latin America Fernando Guar in\n9:40 - 10:10 AM Smart Sensing and AI Towards Ubiquitous Healthcare Jam al Deen\n10:10 - 10:40 AM Engineering Energy Efficient Switching Devices f or AI Hardware Durga Misra\n10:40 - 11:10 AM Synopsys and its Role in the Development of Design Centres in Latin America Victor Grimblatt\n11:10 - 1 1:40 AM The Thin Film Transistor - Evolution and Applications Arokia Natha n\n11:40 - 12:10 PM Invention of Field-Effect Device: How a Tiny Switch Sp arked the Computing Revolution and Modern AI Samar Saha\n12:10 - 1:10 PM L UNCH\n2:00 - 3:15 PM PANEL DISCUSSION Includes mix of international expert s in the semiconductor industry combined with local representatives in AI\ , academia and industry.\n\nRoom: Lecture Theatre 1\, Bldg: Max Richards B uilding (Block 13)\, University of the West Indies\, St. Augustine Campus\ , Faculty of Engineering\, St. Augustine\, Trinidad & Tobago\, Trinidad & Tobago LOCATION:Room: Lecture Theatre 1\, Bldg: Max Richards Building (Block 13)\, University of the West Indies\, St. Augustine Campus\, Faculty of Enginee ring\, St. Augustine\, Trinidad & Tobago\, Trinidad & Tobago ORGANIZER:sbc-uwista-eds@ieee.org SEQUENCE:60 SUMMARY:FET-100 Caribbean URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575101 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>In celebration of 100 years of the Field-E ffect Transistor (FET)\, this event will bring together representatives fr om academia\, government\, and industry\, both locally and internationally \, to explore the future of semiconductor technology in the Caribbean.</p> \n<p>The program will highlight the history and evolution of the transisto r while looking at opportunities for semiconductor education\, research\, workforce development\, industry collaboration\, and investment within the region. Participants will hear from experts from the semiconductor indust ry and academia\, gain insight into the technologies that have shaped mode rn electronics and engage in discussions on how the Caribbean can particip ate in the growing global semiconductor ecosystem.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><table style="border-collapse: collapse\; width: 100%\; border: 1px solid rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; margin-left: 0px\; margin-right: auto\; height: 604 .687px\;" border="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%\;"><col style="width : 24.940618%\;"><col style="width: 24.940618%\;"></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style="height: 22.3958px\;">\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; h eight: 22.3958px\;"><strong>Time</strong></td>\n<td style="border-color: r gb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 22.3958px\;"><strong>Session</strong></td>\n<td st yle="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 22.3958px\;"><strong>Speaker</ strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 22.3958px\;">\n<td style="border-c olor: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 22.3958px\;">9:00 - 9:10 AM</td>\n<td style ="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 22.3958px\;">Opening Remarks</td> \n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 22.3958px\;">&nbsp\;</ td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 111.979px\;">\n<td style="border-color: rgb (0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 111.979px\;">9:10 - 9:40 AM</td>\n<td style="border- color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 111.979px\;">100th Anniversary of the Tran sistor with an Overview of the Semiconductor Industry Today and the Opport unities for Latin America</td>\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 111.979px\;">Fernando Guarin</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 111.9 79px\;">\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 111.979px\;">9 :40 - 10:10 AM</td>\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 111 .979px\;">Smart Sensing and AI Towards Ubiquitous Healthcare</td>\n<td sty le="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 111.979px\;">Jamal Deen</td>\n< /tr>\n<tr style="height: 44.7917px\;">\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0 \, 0)\; height: 44.7917px\;">10:10 - 10:40 AM</td>\n<td style="border-colo r: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 44.7917px\;">Engineering Energy Efficient Swit ching Devices for AI Hardware</td>\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0 )\; height: 44.7917px\;">Durga Misra</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 67.18 75px\;">\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 67.1875px\;">1 0:40 - 11:10 AM</td>\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 67 .1875px\;">Synopsys and its Role in the Development of Design Centres in L atin America</td>\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 67.18 75px\;">Victor Grimblatt</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 44.7917px\;">\n<t d style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 44.7917px\;">11:10 - 11:40 AM</td>\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 44.7917px\;">T he Thin Film Transistor - Evolution and Applications</td>\n<td style="bord er-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 44.7917px\;">Arokia Nathan</td>\n</tr>\ n<tr style="height: 44.7917px\;">\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) \; height: 44.7917px\;">11:40 - 12:10 PM</td>\n<td style="border-color: rg b(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 44.7917px\;">Invention of Field-Effect Device: How a Tiny Switch Sparked the Computing Revolution and Modern AI</td>\n<td sty le="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 44.7917px\;">Samar Saha</td>\n< /tr>\n<tr style="height: 22.3958px\;">\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0 \, 0)\; height: 22.3958px\;">12:10 - 1:10 PM</td>\n<td style="border-color : rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 22.3958px\;">LUNCH</td>\n<td style="border-colo r: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 22.3958px\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="h eight: 111.979px\;">\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 11 1.979px\;">2:00 - 3:15 PM</td>\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; height: 111.979px\;">PANEL DISCUSSION</td>\n<td style="border-color: rgb(0 \, 0\, 0)\; height: 111.979px\;">Includes mix of international experts in the semiconductor industry combined with local representatives in AI\, aca demia and industry.</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR