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COMPASS 2018 - Portland, OR
FormFactor’s users’ conference, COMPASS was held in Portland October 14-16, 2018. At the event, industry leaders and speakers from leading-edge research institutions shared test insights on a wide variety of emerging applications, such as 5G, silicon photonics, AI, IoT and high-power devices. In addition to technical sessions, attendees were invited to visit FormFactor’s Beaverton facility for live equipment demos, to learn practical tips on how to improve test accuracy and efficiency. The COMPASS program in Portland also included a Sponsors Expo, where FormFactor’s strategic solution partners showcased their products. In addition to technical sessions, attendees participated in networking opportunities to discuss creating the future of the connected world!
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October 15, Monday
Marie Hattar
Senior VP, Chief Marketing Officer, Keysight Technologies

October 16, Tuesday
Brian Cotton
Partner and Global Practice Leader
Information and Communications Technologies Practice
"Technology Trends and the New Economy"
Major technology trends are fueling a new economy that is driving the realignment of, and new investments in technology, business models, and processes. It is dependent on services and information, with benefits well beyond knowledge workers, ultimately transforming every aspect of our lives...

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Monday, October 15
Marie Hattar
Senior VP, Chief Marketing Officer, Keysight Technologies
Marie Hattar, as chief marketing officer (CMO), is responsible for Keysight's brand and global marketing efforts. She drives Keysight's corporate positioning, messaging and communications to both internal and external audiences. Marie has more than 20 years of marketing leadership experience spanning the security, routing, switching, telecom and mobility markets. Before becoming Keysight's CMO, Marie was chief marketing officer at Ixia and at Check Point Software Technologies where she reestablished those companies as leaders in their industries. Prior to that, she was Vice President at Cisco where she led the company's enterprise networking and security portfolio and helped drive the company's leadership in networking. Marie also worked at Nortel Networks, Alteon WebSystems, and Shasta Networks in senior marketing and CTO positions. Marie received a master's degree in Business Administration in Marketing from York University and a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto.
Technology Trends and the New Economy
Major technology trends are fueling a new economy that is driving the realignment of, and new investments in technology, business models, and processes. It is dependent on services and information, with benefits well beyond knowledge workers, ultimately transforming every aspect of our lives. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are already optimizing and providing insights into customer behavior, buying patterns and how we look at data today. And the combination of Big Data, AI, and the disaggregation of information is already enabling transformations in delivering consumer content, IoT, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and more. The pace will only accelerate. From Hyperloop development and driverless cars, to space exploration and the end of fossil fuel usage, the current pace of technology advances is outflanking even the ability of futurists to predict the future. However, realizing the world’s next fantastic innovations will require major shifts in technology along with the underlying IC and semiconductor evolution. And it will have major implications for how we test and ensure the reliability and safety of new inventions – requiring a quantum leap in scalability, distributed measurements, functionality at the edge, and visibility into all communication layers. It will push for revolutionary innovations in test speed, frequency, bandwidth, and uncompromising precision. Most importantly, it will require a transformation in how we integrate and manage the product development lifecycle process. This presentation looks at these trends, their implications and how Keysight Technologies is helping innovators get ahead of the curve of testing what’s next.
"Technology Innovations Driving Future Growth for the Semiconductor Industry"
As organizations look to evolve from connecting devices to integration and increasing autonomy and automation, the role of data analytics and IoT shifts from “reacting to exceptions” to “predicting and preventing exceptions” using AI, AR and Distributed Computing...

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Tuesday, October 16
Brian Cotton
Partner and Global Practice Leader
Information and Communications Technologies Practice
Brian Cotton is a Frost & Sullivan Partner and the Global Practice Leader for the Information and Communications Technologies practice, a multi-million dollar business that spans the globe. He leads a team of analysts, futurists and economists to help develop strategies for organizations, universities and the investment community to help identify opportunities, capitalize on innovation and accelerate growth.
For the past 30 years, Cotton has been recognized as a leading expert and trusted advisor to C-Level executives for his ability to provide expert perspective on the future of IT-enabled industries and to guide clients through the complexity of digital transformation.
Cotton has domain expertise concentrated on Smart Cities, with focus areas in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Government and Public Safety. He has armed numerous executive teams with actionable intelligence to bridge the digital divide and help manage and execute growth strategies designed to drive profitability.
Technology Innovations Driving Future Growth for the Semiconductor Industry
5G, Artificial Intelligence, IoT and autonomous driving are some of the technologies that are expected to drive growth in the semiconductor industry for the next decade. As organizations look to evolve from connecting devices to integration and increasing autonomy and automation, the role of data analytics and IoT shifts from “reacting to exceptions” to “predicting and preventing exceptions” using AI, AR and Distributed Computing. IoT is the gateway to digital transformation and successful transition from an analog world to a digital world is critical for organizations looking for new ways to deliver products and services to their customers.
In this session, Dilip will discuss the impact of these technologies and provide insight on applications and markets where semiconductor companies should focus in the near and long term to generate sustainable growth. From fixed assets to mobile to consumers, the use of sensors in every aspect of life will continue to grow exponentially and provide opportunities for companies that manufacture and consume semiconductors. IoT is a complex ecosystem that integrates Information technology (IT) with operations technology (OT) to generate data that can be analyzed to increase revenues and improve business productivity. From big data and analytics to ubiquitous connectivity to artificial intelligence and computing, IoT touches every technology and industry. Survival and growth in this digital world is only possible with strategic partnerships and collaboration.
COMPASS in Portland, Oregon
COMPASS 2018 - PORTLAND - SPEAKERS
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COMPASS 2018 - Munich, Germany
FormFactor’s users’ conference, COMPASS, was held in Munich on November 15th, 2018. At the event, industry leaders and speakers from leading-edge research institutions shared test insights on a wide variety of emerging applications, such as 5G, silicon photonics, high-power devices, millimeter-wave measurement and calibration. In addition to technical sessions, attendees participated in networking opportunities to discuss creating the future of the connected world! COMPASS in Munich is held during SEMICON Europa and Electronica week
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COMPASS in Munich, Germany
Technical Session 1: Automated Characterization of Silicon Photonics and Electronic Devices at Wafer–level (IHP) |
Technical Session 2: Millimeter-wave Antenna Measurement Facility for Antenna-in-package and Antenna-on-chip Characterization (Eindhoven University of Technology) |
Technical Session 3: 15-Term Self-Calibration without An Ideal THRU- or LINE-Standard (HS Augsburg) |
Roundtable lunch |
Technical Session 4: High-voltage, High-power Testing in Engineering and Production - A Survey (T.I.P.S. Messtechnik) |
Technical Session 5: Autonomous RF/mmW Measurement and Calibration (FormFactor) |
Technical Session 6: High Forward Current Characterization Tests at Wafer Level on Vertical Discrete Power Technology (ST Microelectronics) |
Technical Session 7: Dual-band probes with broadband diplexers... (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) |
Technical Session 8: Evaluation of Constant Power Electromigration for Si Photonics Heaters Applications (imec) |
COMPASS 2018 - MUNICH - SPEAKERS
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