May 09, 2008 CASPA 2008 Dinner Seminar A different View of Investment Trend - Fun and Value in 'Multi-Services' Date:  May 14th, 2008 (Wednesday) Time:  6:30PM – 7:00PM Registration & Networking       7:00PM – 9:00PM Dinner & Seminar Presentation Location: China Stix (2110 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA) Fee:  $20 (Non-Member), $15 (Member) with dinner       Free for participants without dinner Language: English Contact: Jeffrey Han, zhiyih@yahoo.com or CASPA office, office@caspa.com Speaker: Bob Fu-Yuan Lin Abstracts: "Technologies continue to be the core of many investment trends. However, except at the most fundamental level, it is no longer sufficient for technologies to stand on their own, but rather they must create value jointly with other multi-disciplines. May it be cleantech, energy, medical devices, healthcare, or Internet business, it is more and more apparent that many of the new business models emphasize the cross-trade, multi-discipline, value-integration, with technologies as the core enabler, are the essence of the new value. CASPA Business Delegation to Hong Kong/PRD and Taiwan (June 8-14, 2008) Dear Semiconductor Industry Friends, On behalf of the Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association (CASPA), you are cordially invited to participate in the CASPA Business Delegation to Hong Kong/PRD and Taiwan on June 8 -14, 2008 and attend SemiTech Taipei 2008.  The delegation will attend a Symposium on Mobile Broadband Media Applications in Hong Kong and SemiTech Taipei 2008 as well as visit Hong Kong Science and Technology Park in Hong Kong and Nankang Software Park and Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan. SemiTech Taipei, jointed organized by The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) and the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), was successfully launched in last two years and has received far-reaching echoes throughout the entire semiconductor industry. Carrying forward the success and the significant impacts from the previous event, SemiTech Taipei 2008 is building further potential upon the tremendous momentum generated last year by gathering together many more exhibitors and sponsors from key players in the industry. Since its founding in 1991, CASPA’s presence and influence have grown broader and deeper across the Pacific. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, CASPA has about 4000 individual members worldwide, 70 plus corporate sponsors including EDA, design, IDM, foundry, packaging/test, venture capital, science and technology development parks, legal and financial service companies, 17 industry and association alliances including SEMI and GSA, and 9 local chapters in Austin & Dallas Texas, Phoenix Arizona, Portland Oregon, Hsinchu Taiwan, Pearl River Delta (Hong Kong, Shenzhen), Shanghai, Beijing, and Singapore. For more information, please see the attached Delegation Itinerary and Registration Form. Please sign up early because seats are limited. Looking forward to your participation. Suzhou economic and entrepreneur talent forum You are cordially invited to attend the Suzhou Economic and Entrepreneur Talent Forum and Dinner Reception on Saturday, June 14th at Hyatt Santa Clara. You will have opportunities to meet face to face with officials from Human Resource of Suzhou City and related Bureaus, as well as oversea returnees who have set their business in Suzhou. Director Jin and her delegation will introduce to you the beautiful city of Suzhou and the latest Entrepreneur Talent Initiative. They will be happy to answer any question(s) you might have about Suzhou. Date/Time: Saturday, June 14th, 2008, 3:30~8:00 pm Venue: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara CA 95054 Agenda: 15:30-16:30 Registration and Networking 16:30-16:35 VIP introduction 16:35-17:00 Welcome speech by CASPA President 17:00-17:25 Presentation by Head of the Suzhou delegation 17:25-17:45 Presentation by Suzhou Science and Technology Bureau 17:45-18:00 Speech by oversea returnee representative 18:00-20:00 Patio dinner reception, Q&A This event is free and by invitation only. Seating is limited on First-come-first-serve basis, so please make RSVP promptly. Please kindly send your RSVP to event.caspa@gmail.com or office@caspa.com with your name, title, company name and your email, or call James Lei at (408) 218-6890 before 05/30/08. Nankang IC Design Incubation Center Promotion Event The Nankang IC Design Incubation Center, Taiwan's first incubation center specialized in IC design, will be holding a promotional event here in Silicon Valley.  Any start-up, developing, or established companies in IC design are cordially invited. Date & Time: May 5 ~ 9 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Place: ITRI International, 2870 Zanker Road, Suite 140, San Jose, CA 95134 General Session (2 hours for all companies): May 5 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Specific Sessions (1 hour for each individual company): May 5 ~ 9, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Please contact us at ypchen@itri.com or (408) 428-9988 x 19 to register. Please visit www.itri.com (and looking for “Latest ”) and www.nspark.org.tw for more details. GLOBALIZATION THROUGH HONG KONG'S CAPITAL MARKETS Come join us on May 15th to explore the unparalleled possibilities of using Hong Kong as a platform for expansion and capital formation. Ranked as the world's third largest major financial center by The Global Financial Centers Index, Hong Kong is an economic powerhouse.  Meanwhile, the stock exchange is at the core of this global dynamo. Don't miss this opportunity to join business leaders, venture capitalists, the financial services community, and entrepreneurs to  take a closer look at Hong Kong, China's international financial center. The conference features Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury, high ranking officials from the stock exchange, and other prominent panelists. DATE: Thursday, May 15, 2008 TIME: Registration & Networking  8:45 AM –   9:30 AM            Business Seminar           9:30 AM – 12:00 PM            Luncheon                      12:00 PM –   1:30 PM VENUE:    Hyatt Regency Santa Clara         5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA CASPA Publications: Click here to read current e-Letter. Click here to read current Newsletter. SEMITM and CASPA Reciprocate Membership Alliance/Sponsor Events CIE/USA-SF 2008 Spring Short Courses CIE/USA-SF and co-sponsor SJSU will hold the 2008 Spring Short Courses in Wireless Communication Series on 4/12/2008 and 4/19/2008 from 9AM to 5PM. Four classes will be taught by renowned industry experts, and both introductory and in-depth technical aspects will be presented. CIE/USA-SF and SJSU Course Titles: 1) RF Systems Design - Fundamental Theory and WiMAX Examples  Dr. Tony Liu  4/12/2008 - 9AM 2) Introduction to 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) Technology  Dr. Xiaoshu Qian  4/12/2008 - 2PM 3) Turbo Code and Low Density Parity Check Code  Dr. Ricky Ho  4/19/2008 - 9AM 4) MIMO Technology in IEEE 802.11n Standard  Dr. Sundar Sankaran  4/19/2008 - 2PM Course Registration Fees: Early Bird On-Line Registration before 3/22/2008: CIE Member  $20, None CIE Member  $30 On-Line Registration after Early Bird: CIE Member  $25, None CIE Member  $35 On-Site Registration: CIE Member  $30, None CIE Member  $40 Full 4 Sessions Discount: CIE Member  $60, None CIE Member  NA * Students are free - must register on-line and present valid student ID card. Pre-registration on-line is required: CIE-SF website: www.cie-sf.org Global VC Investment Trends Date:  April 16, 2008 Venue: ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP        1000 Marsh Road Menlo Park, CA 94025-1015 Time: 6:30 pm - 09:00 pm Fee:  Free for Executive members; $10.00 for CINA members and Students; $25.00 for non-members (CINA membership included with payment) --------------------------------------- TAITA-SV Annual Conference Theme: From Innovation to Commercialization Date: May 3, 2008 (Saturday) Time: 12:30 to 5:20PM Conference; 5:00-9:40PM Dinner Place: DoubleTree Hotel (2050 Gateway Placem san Jose, CA 95110) Program: 12:30PM-1:30PM: Registration / Networking 1:50PM-3:15PM: Business Model panel discussion 3:35PM-5:00PML Taiwan's Hi-Tech Business Opportunity 5:00PM-6:00PM: Dinner Registration 6:00PM-8:10PM: Dinner / Raffle / Entertainment 8:10PM-9:40PM: Keynote Speech-- Creating A Taiwan Brand Of Excellence by Ms. Therese Shaheen, former AIT chairperson. Contact: Dr. Sheau Chen, President, TAITA-SV sheau_chen@wavesplitter.com Ms. Jane Ho, Chair, 2008 TAITA-SV Annual Conference janeho@chinatrustusa.com ---------------------------------------