Design the Solution Conference
Unlocking the Future:
Exploring Career Opportunities in Semiconductors
@ University of Pavia
Are you a student eager to explore diverse career paths and cutting-edge technologies? Join us for an enlightening event focused on the dynamic world of semiconductors!
This event offers a unique opportunity for students to delve into the fascinating world of semiconductors, welcoming all levels of interest, knowledge, and expertise. Discover how this industry intersects with various fields of study, explore potential career pathways, and network with industry professionals. Don’t miss out on this chance to unlock your potential and shape the future of technology!
Keynote Speaker Introduction
& Keynote Speech
Collaborative Keynote - Speakers' Journey
Katie Eckermann
Director of Business Development
AMD
Katie Eckermann
Katie Eckermann is a Director of Business Development in AMD’s Strategic Silicon Solutions group, driving customized solutions for innovative customers. Katie has almost 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry across product marketing, product management, Chief of Staff and business development roles with a focus on Datacenter, Embedded and Automotive markets. Prior to joining AMD in 2013, Katie worked at Freescale Semiconductors focused on Networking & Consumer product solutions. Katie holds a Bachelors (’03) and Masters of Engineering (’04) from MIT.
John Wuu
Senior Fellow Design Engineer
AMD
John Wuu
John Wuu is a Senior Fellow Design Engineer at AMD in Fort Collins, Colorado, specializing in memory technology and design, high performance cache design, and chiplet DTCO. In addition to working across the company to define and deliver SRAM solutions, his recent contributions included the physical definition and technology co-development for AMD’s 3D V-Cache™. Prior to joining AMD in 2006, he had been with Hewlett-Packard and then Intel, working on large L3 caches for Itanium processors. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MIT in 1997, and has served as a Technical Program Committee member for the VLSI Symposium since 2016, and for ISSCC since 2023.
Agenda
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4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
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Welcome and Keynote Speaker
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Panel Discussion
Why picking up semiconductor and EDA?
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5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Networking with Company Participants
Connect with leading semiconductor companies, explore career opportunities, and forge valuable connections that could shape your future.
Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Panel Discussion
Why picking up semiconductor and EDA?
Networking with Company Participants
Connect with leading semiconductor companies, explore career opportunities, and forge valuable connections that could shape your future.
*The presentation and the panel will be held in Italian
Welcome & Keynote Speaker
How chips are changing the world
Cristina Borelli
Advisor
Silicon Catalyst
Maria Cristina
Cristina Borelli, Electronic Engineer from Politecnico of Milan, has 30 years of experience in Electronic Design Automation/ Semiconductor and 10 years of experience in Software/Information Technology, with a good understanding of the European Electronic market and ecosystem. She is committed to help new generations of innovators in the development of their ambitions in STEM. In this context, she is currently advisor for Silicon Catalyst and Berkeley Skydeck Europe, supporting the review process and mentoring of startups.
Panel Discussion
Why picking up semiconductor and EDA?
Anna
Fontanelli
Senior Staff Engineer Manager
Marvell Compute and Custom Solutions
Founder
& CEO
Monozukuri
Anna Fontanelli
Anna has more than 25 years of expertise in managing complex R&D organizations and programs, giving birth to a number of innovative Electronic Design Automation (EDA) technologies. She has pioneered the study and development of several generations of IC and package co-design environments and has held senior positions at leading semiconductor and EDA company including STMicroelectronics and Mentor Graphics.
Laura
Aschei
Senior Staff Engineer Manager
Marvell Compute and Custom Solutions
Sr. Design
Engineer
Synopsis
Laura Aschei
Laura Aschei, born in Pavia in 1994 and graduated in 2018 in electronic engineering with specialization in Microelectronics at the University of Pavia. Laura obtained a doctorate in Microelectronics at the Microlab laboratory of professors Rinaldo Castello and Danilo Manstretta. The doctoral degree was obtained in 2021 and a year of postdoc was also completed at the same laboratory. In the year 2023, Laura was hired at Synopsys Italia and currently covers the position of Sr. Design Engineer for A&MS Circuits.
Simona
Cometti
Lead
Application Engineer
Cadence
Simona Cometti
Simona Cometti is a Lead Application Engineer at Cadence Design System, a primary Electronic Design Automation provider for electronic design. Previously, Simona was a postdoctoral researcher in an EU-funded project on applied and medical physics. She graduated in physics in Torino and then got her Ph.D. in “Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering”.
Valentina Marazzi
Phd
Student
Università di Pavia
Valentina Marazzi
Valentina Marazzi was born in Voghera, Italy, in 1999. She received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics engineering from University of Pavia, Italy, in 2020 and 2022, respectively. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in microelectronics from University of Pavia in collaboration with Marvell. Her current research interests include design and modeling techniques of analog components for millimeter-wave and RF applications on CMOS micro and nanotechnologies.