We will explore various questions with a distinguished panel of speakers. The event will feature an open discussion to address audience inquiries, followed by a networking aperitif. The audience will be made up of professionals from the Swiss chip industry.
The event will be hosted by CSEM, one of Europe’s leading providers of semiconductor innovation and ASIC design services.
📍 Venue: 25hours Hotel Zürich West, Pfingstweidstrasse 102, 8005 Zürich
🗓 Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
⏱️ Time: 16:30 - 19:00
🗣️ Language: English
Program
14:00
Door opening
14:30
Welcome & introduction: "Why Switzerland for semiconductor companies?"
Alain-Serge Porret, VP Integrated & wireless systems, CSEM
Markus Müller, Co-Lead division of business and economic development, Canton of Zurich
14:45
Tech talk
- Thierry Melly, Semtech – "Challenges for a fabless company with a design center in Switzerland"
- Daniel Müller, Sensirion – "Opportunities for More than Moore"
- Simon Müller, Knowles – "From pioneers to the future: The evolution of ASIC design for MEMS microphones in Switzerland"
- Manu Nair, Synthara – "The advantages (and disadvantages) of starting a Swiss semiconductor company"
- Peter Broennimann, SERI – "Technological decoupling and digital sovereignty: Challenges for the Swiss research & innovation ecosystem in semiconductors and microelectronics
15:55
Round table
16:30
Networking aperitif
Organization
An event organized in partnership with
