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Registration is free but required for this exciting in-person event. Detailed Agenda: 08:45 - 09:10 Coffee 09:10 - 09:15 Welcome Remarks: Dustin Dunwell, Toronto SSCS Chapter Vice-Chair 09:15 - 09:20 Opening Remarks: Ali Sheikholeslami, SSCS VP Education 09:20 - 10:20 Pushing the Energy Frontier in Wireline Communication - Davide Tonietto, Huawei Canada 10:20 - 10:40 Break 10:40 - 11:20 Pushing the Data Rates in Wireline Communication - Ali Sheikholeslami, University of Toronto, Canada 11:20 - 12:00 Error Propagation Detection and Correction in Wireline Communication - Hossein Shakiba, Huawei Canada 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 13:40 Short Reach Interconnects for the Emerging Multi-Die System Era - Dino Toffolon, Synopys Canada 13:40 - 14:20 Interconnect IP: Past, Present, and into the Future - Robert Wang, Rambus Canada 14:20 - 14:40 Break 14:40 - 15:20 Trends in Wireline Communication - Kevin Parker, Marvell 15:20 - 16:00 Optimization Tools for Future Wireline Transceivers - Tony Chan Carusone, University of Toronto, Canada, and Alphawave 16:00 - 16:25 Panel Discussion, Moderated by Dustin Dunwell 16:25 - 16:30 Concluding Remarks, Dustin Dunwell Co-sponsored by: University of Toronto Room: SF1105, Bldg: Sanford Fleming Building, 10 King's College Road, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3G4

LC VCOs are commonly used for RF carrier generation. A wide tuning range in a single VCO is desirable for covering multiple bands while occupying a small area. An octave tuning range enables continuous coverage of all lower frequencies by integer frequency division. LC VCOs are most often tuned using variable capacitor banks and varactors. Because of switch resistances in capacitor banks and poor quality factor of varactors, using only capacitors for tuning degrades the phase noise, especially at millimeter-wave frequencies. Variable inductors using series switches pose the same problem. Mutual coupling can be exploited to realize multiple resonant modes with different effective inductances without using switches. This allows a wider tuning range without substantial reduction in the tank quality factor. Topologies for multi-mode resonant structures and their performance will be described with examples from the literature. Speaker(s): Dr. Krishnapura, Room: BA B025, Bldg: Bahen Centre for Information Technology, 40 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2E4, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/342962

Network-based telemetry is embedded into virtually all modern products and systems in order to create new value for end users. Think of the Tesla automobile, that can update its own operating software, so the brakes work better! Pre-university ECE students need exposure to the hardware and protocols used in Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) enabled products, as well as the special challenges of designing these products. This 3-course, 12-week workshop will help you incorporate networking concepts and technology into your curriculum, and provide opportunities for your students to practice adding networking functionality to embedded projects. The courseware is based on a simple, network-enabled line-following robot based on the Raspberry Pi Pico W board, which will be provided to each participant. This training is targeted towards Grade 11/12 Computer or Electronics Engineering Teachers (Ontario TEJ/ICS Curriculum), and will be delivered virtually using a Learning Management System, combined with weekly live Q/A sessions to verify mastery of the material. When registering, please complete all address fields, so we can ship you a robot kit in time for the first session! To learn more about the courses that will be covered in this workshop, please visit the following page: https://www.cool-mcu.com/bundles/ieee-iot-workshop-for-pre-university-educators Agenda: Kick-Off Meeting Agenda: Outcomes Courses & Topic Coverage IoT Robot Hardware Review Using the LMS Detailed Training Schedule Assigned reading and lab exercise Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/328095