Weren't able to make it to the Embedded Processor Forum's seminars this year? Did attend and think that one particular seminar's content could be beneficial to others at your company? You're in luck, Embedded Processor Forum's seminars are on the go, and are now available for presentation at your site of choice. For the first time ever, the following technical seminars can come to you, in an intimate setting where you and your colleagues can garner the presenter's attention for a full day. This will allow for a unique one-on-one interaction where the presentation's contents can be tailored to your needs and questions can be addressed freely. All at a fraction of the cost to send the same amount of people to the event.

The following seminars are now available (cost varies depending on location and number of expected attendees):

Microprocessors 101
Presented by: Tom R. Halfhill, Senior Analyst, In-Stat/MDR
This is an exciting new introductory-level seminar for marketing managers, public relations specialists, financial analysts, venture capitalists, executives, mainstream journalists, and others who need a plain-talk crash course in microprocessor technology.

"Microprocessors 101" assumes no previous knowledge about microprocessors. It will start with the absolute basics and cover such topics as microprocessor architectures, pipelining, superscalar execution, branch prediction, caches, chip fabrication, performance factors, and how microprocessors work in system-level designs. Private consultant and former MDR analyst Jim Turley will make a special guest appearance to explain the basics of semiconductor technology. This seminar is an ideal introduction to our forums and other seminars.

High-Performance Embedded Processors: Trends and Techniques
Presented by: Kevin Krewell, Senior Analyst, In-Stat/MDR
Embedded processors are a key component of all consumer, communications, industrial, and office automation products. "High-Performance Embedded Processors: Trends and Techniques" delivers the details on the market and technology driving the use and the evolution of high frequency and high performance embedded processors in these applications. This day-long seminar begins with an overview to bring you up to speed on the companies, processors, and microarchitectures. From here, we'll dive into the particulars that distinguish one processor architecture from another, while providing our analysis and opinions to help you put these details into perspective.

Energy-Efficient Processing
Presented by: Max Baron, Principal Analyst, In-Stat/MDR
Cellular telephones, PDAs, and other consumer devices using digital processing present opportunities for new products that can reach annual volume sales in the hundreds of millions of units. Computing systems-on-chip are increasing functionality by employing multiple cores at frequencies of 400MHz and higher. High performance, low energy consumption architectures are evolving to reduce battery size, extend time between charges, or simply to reduce wasted energy in mains-powered systems. Low power processor and systems-on-chip technologies combine circuit design, microarchitecture and software techniques; their technical and business aspects are rapidly becoming required education.

The seminar will present microarchitecture methods for reducing power consumption in microprocessors and systems-on-chip, comparing chips designed for minimal energy requirements, and examining future trends in power-efficient engines for mobile and fixed systems.