Title: "An Industrial Perspective on Technological Challenges in Deep Sub-Micron Design"
Dr. Bjorn Fjellborg, Ericsson AB, Sweden

Abstract:
Highly integrated microelectronics form the platform for signal
processing in Ericsson's cellular base stations, with each new product
generation presenting ever tighter demands on performance, power, and
cost. This presentation gives an industrial perspective on
developments in mobile applications, technology, hardware
architecture, and design methodology and how they affect Ericsson's
implementation strategy. 3G and 4G applications, 65 nm process
technology and beyond, multi processor systems on chip, and formal
methods for design all enable solutions as well as present
challenges. Meeting project budgets and time-to-market requirements
and still make the best use of technological opportunities requires a
balance between re-use of existing solutions, development of improved
architectures, and management of deep sub-micron effects.

Speaker's bio: 
Dr. Björn Fjellborg received his PhD in Computer Systems from
Linköping University in 1992. He has worked in the industry with
development of high-level synthesis tools, and since 1995 at Ericsson
with digital hardware development for cellular base stations. He holds
currently a position as senior specialist in digital ASIC design
methodology, and is responsible for the design and verification
methodology for baseband ASICs in Ericsson's cellular base stations.