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AustinChips Mixer
Date: Thursday, April 28th
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (immediately following Denali MemCon Austin)
Location: Barton Creek Country Club


AustinChips Speaker Series
Tuesday, February 15th
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Location:University of Texas Thompson Conference Center


AustinChips Mixer
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Location:
Copper Tank
504 Trinity Street
Austin, TX 78701


AustinChips Mixer
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Location:
Copper Tank
504 Trinity Street
Austin, TX 78701
512-478-8444

Luminaries of the Semiconductor Industry - Speaker Series
Les Vadasz, Speaker
"Lessons from a Career"
Wednesday, November 5th, 2003
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Reception
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Speaker Series, plus Q&A


Location:
LBJ Auditorium
2313 Red River
Austin, Texas 78705

AustinChips Mixer
Tuesday, September 9, 2003
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Location:
The Copper Tank
504 Trinity
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 478-8444
Date: AustinChips Mixer
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Location:
The Copper Tank
504 Trinity
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 478-8444
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Mixer

Location:
Fox and Hound Smokehouse & Tavern
401 Guadalupe
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 494-1200
Directions: Click here.
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Speaker Series Featuring Barry Waite

Location:
Thompson Convention Center 6:00pm - 9:00pm Corner of 28th and East Campus Drive (same block and NW of the LBJ Library). Plenty of free parking is available. [http://www.utexas.edu/cee/tcc/info.html#map http://www.utexas.edu/cee/tcc/info.html>]
Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2002
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Silicon Hills Summit/AustinChips Mixer

Location:
Capitol Marriott
701 East 11th Street
(512) 478-1111
Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

AustinChips Mixer

Location:
Dave & Buster's
9333 Research Boulevard
Suite A600
Austin, Texas

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

AustinChips Mixer

Location:
CopperTank Brewing Company

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Luminary Speaker Series (click here for related press release)
Speaker: Jack Kilby

Location:
LBJ Auditorium at 2313 Red River (click here for map)
Click here to download driving directions.

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

UT Semiconductor Research Overview
Speaker: Ben Streetman, Dean - UT College of Engineering

Location:
Thompson Convention Center, Corner of 28th and East Campus Drive (same block and NW of the LBJ Library). Plenty of free parking is available. [http://www.utexas.edu/cee/tcc/info.html#map]

Date: Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

AustinChips Mixer

Location:
CopperTank Brewing Company
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Topic: "Semiconductor Smackdown - Analog vs. Digital"
Analyst: Eric Swanson (analog) vs. Mark McDermott (digital)

Location:
Thompson Convention Center
Date: November 13, 2001
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Topic: "When Will It Turn?"
Analyst: Jon Joseph from Salomon Smith Barney

Location:
Thompson Convention Center

Date: Monday, October 1, 2001
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Event: Silicon Hills Summit/AustinChips Mixer
Location: Four Seasons Hotel - 98 San Jacinto Blvd.


Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Event: AustinChips Mixer
Location: Copper Tank Brewing Company


Tuesday, June 12, 2001
5:30pm – 8:30pm

Case Study: A Start-up Semiconductor Success

Location: Thompson Convention Center

Tuesday, April, 17, 2001
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The Embedded Internet

Panel Discussion: Embedded Hardware and Software Opportunities (presented in conjunction with the Austin Software Council)

Panelists: Eric Brockman, President & CEO, Alchemy Semiconductor Tom Lee, VP Sales & Marketing, Chicory Systems
Brian McCaulley, VP Business Development, emWare
Becky Taylor, CTO, Terrace Mountain Systems
Dan Poirot, Technology Specialist, Wind River Systems

Moderator: Tom Starnes, Dataquest

Location: Thompson Convention Center

Tuesday, March 27, 2001
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm.


Location: Copper Tank Brewing Company



Tuesday, December 5, 2000
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Network Reception
Location: Copper Tank Brewing Company



Monday, October 9, 2000
7:00-10:00 p.m.

Topic:
Our seventh AustinCHIPS event - a blowout networking event at the Four Seasons in conjunction with the Silicon Hills Summit - was a big success. It was by far the most upscale event we've had - including the T.I. jazz band from Dallas - and it was a great opportunity to mix and mingle with dozens of top Wall Street semiconductor bankers and analysts. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Location: Four Seasons.


Tuesday, September 19, 2000
6:00-8:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Mark Melliar-Smith (click for speaker bio)


Topic: "International SEMATECH- Realizing the technology roadmap for semiconductors"; MARK MELLIAR-SMITH C.M. (Mark) Melliar-Smith is President and Chief Executive Officer of SEMATECH. Promoted to his current position in November 1997, Melliar-Smith joined SEMATECH in January 1997 as President and Chief Operating Officer.


Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2000
Location: Thompson Convention Center
Guest Speaker: Tim Mahon (click here for speaker bio)
Over 140 people attended

Topic: Why Wall Street Loves Communications Semiconductors

  Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2000
Location: CopperTank
Over 125 people attended

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Over 100 people attended


Topic: Panel discussion on "Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship". Moderated by Walt Maciborski of KVUE TV-24 News (Walt Maciborski was voted 1996 Best Reporter in Texas by the Associated Press) Panelists included Ford Tamer, co-founder and CEO of Agere, purchased by Lucent; Dirk Meyer, Vice President, Engineering, Computation Products Group, AMD; John Dogget, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin.

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Location: CopperTank
Over 225 people attended
 
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999
Location: Bitter End (B-side)
Over 175 people attended