Microelectronics

The Heart of the System

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

C O - H O S T E D B Y

November 15-16, 2004Colonel By SalonOttawa Congress Centre55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON

Microelectronics – The Heart of the System is the theme of thisyear’s Forum, an event that brings together microelectronics corporate executives, senior government officials and academics atone place in time to review the past year in the global microelectronics industry and to share their views on the future ofthe market and strategies for growth.

As the theme suggests, microelectronics are truly the heart of allelectronic systems. Much of the innovation in modern technologyhas been made possible by the dynamics of the integrated circuit.Were it not for microelectronics and microsystems, the personal computer and telephones would have never left the desktop for thepalm of your hand. Microelectronics means that you can bring a newtelevision or DVD player home in the glove box of your car asopposed to the trunk. It also means that life saving medical devicescan reside inside a patient not beside their hospital bed. In fact,microelectronics are integral to the ongoing success and developmentof a range of sectors including: healthcare, telecommunications,automotive, resources, aerospace, agriculture and biotechnology.

Despite the unprecedented downturn in the broader technology sector that was overly focused on telecommunications, microelec-tronics - because it is a cornerstone technology - has a broad industrial base and its future prospects look very bright and the sector continues to make a remarkable contribution to the overalleconomic well being of the nation.

The domestic microelectronics technology sector contributes in an substantial way to Canada's GDP. It has been estimated that, on average, microsystems-intensive corporations generate $500,000 revenue per employee. Further, every highly qualified person with apost-graduate degree in a microsystems discipline is estimated togenerate $2 million in future revenues annually. These totals are significantly higher than other sectors of the Canadian economy.

Despite the positive forecasts, the microelectronics industry inCanada is still subject to global influences. It is, by its nature, a cyclical industry. Factors, such as the availability of venture financing, finding qualified individuals for the future, support forresearch and investment in infrastructure – all these items have anongoing influence on the health of the sector.

Given the importance of the overall sector to Canada, it is extremelyimportant that all those with an interest in the industry take the timeto come together to reflect on its past and its future.

Organizers of the Executive Forum expect in excess of 150 delegatesfrom a broad cross section of Canada’s microelectronics industry.This year’s edition of the Forum boasts an impressive line-up of speakersincluding several from multinational firms who have enthusiasticallyagreed to take part and provide their global perspectives.

Network with leaders from Canada and the US, from the industry,government, academia and the financial community, at the receptionand buffet dinner on the evening of November 15. Join the celebrationof two individuals for their contribution to microelectronics with ourOutstanding Service Awards. On November 16, benefit from a programfor delegates to interact with leaders on strategies that will drive corporate success, including a Showcase of organizations that haveinnovative technologies to showcase.

In all, Executive Forum 2004 will be an exciting and informative eventfor all who attend. We look forward to seeing you in Ottawa.

Specifically, consistent with the role of ITAC as the "voice of the ICT industry", the Forum will:

• provide an opportunity for thoughtful, provocative discussion and sharing of best practices related to emerging opportunities for Microsystems;

• provide tangible, publicly visible insights about the future for Microsystems and their critical importance in solving the social and economic challenges that Canada faces;

• stimulate awareness of Microsystems among media, industry,educators, community groups and government;

• reinforce the message of North American leadership in Microsystems design and application.

Special thanks to the Executive Advisory Committee – Greg Aasen (PMC-Sierra Ltd.), Nick Deeble (Cadence Design Systems Inc.), JimRoche (Tundra Semiconductor), Ken Schultz (Chair of the SMCouncil)and Dan Trepanier (Quake Technologies).

Special thanks, also, to the Program Committee – David Lynch (GennumCorporation), Kathy Moes (Synopsys, Inc.), Howard Pakosh (VirageLogicCorp.), Susan Shaw (PMC-Sierra Ltd.) and Sonya Shorey (CanadianMicroelectronics Corp.).

We don’t want you to miss this event, so please reserve November 15-16, 2004.

The Strategic Microelectronics Council of ITAC, co-hosted byAgilent Technologies Canada Inc., invites you to attend the10th Executive Forum on Microelectronics, at the Ottawa Congress Center in Canada’s national capital region.

10th Executive Forum on Microelectronics

The Heart of the SystemNovember 15-16, 2004Colonel By Salon, Ottawa Congress Centre55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON

6:30 pm Registration, Cocktails and Showcase – Microelectronics - The Heart of the System

7:00 pm Welcoming Remarks – Ken Schultz, Executive Forum Chair and Chair of the Strategic Microelectronics Council of ITACIntroduction of Keynote Speaker – Bernard Courtois, President and CEO, ITACOpening Keynote Address – Microelectronics: Computation, Communications, and Consumers, the Driving Force of the Future Charlie Rothschild, Senior Director, Research and Development for the Automated Test Group, Agilent Technologies

7:45 pm Presentation of Outstanding Service Awards

8:00 pm Buffet Dinner and Showcase

8:00 am Registration, Continental Breakfast and Showcase

8:20 am Opening Remarks – Ken Schultz, Executive Forum Chair of the Strategic Microelectronics Council of ITAC

8:30 am Plenary Keynote – The Art of the PossibleMichael Fister, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cadence Design Systems

9:00 am The Sales Forecast – An Important Tool for Your Success!Denzil Doyle, Chairman, Capital Alliance Inc.

9:30 am The Growing Importance of Semiconductor IPJim Ensell, Chairman of the IP Committee for the Fabless Semiconductor Association and VP Marketing, VirageLogic

10:00 am Foundry Trends for the DecadeDr. Arthur Kuo, President, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing

10:30 am Networking Break

10:45 am Accelerating Canadian Competitiveness Through MicrosystemsAn exciting evolution in Canadian industry is the opportunity to build on our microelectronic, telecom-centric strengths and capitalize on a prosperousfuture in diverse industrial sectors. Microsystems technologies – including microelectronics, MEMS, microfluidics, photonics and embedded systems – increasingly enable applications across many sectors of the economy - from health care, pharmaceutical and biotechnology to environment, aerospace,defence and security, energy and automotive. This presents broader market opportunities for Canada.

MODERATOR: Dr. Brian Barge, President and CEO, CMCPANEL: Brian Harling, VP Corporate Affairs & Government Relations, MDS Inc. – Chris Lumb, President and CEO, Micralyne Charlie Rothschild, Senior Director, Research and Development for the Automated Test Group, Agilent Technologies –

11:45 am Buffet Lunch, Networking and Showcase

1:00 pm Luncheon Address – Convergence and Seamless MobilityFrank Maw, President, Motorola Canada Limited and Chairman, ITAC

1: 30 pm The Commercialization Dilemma: What are we trying to achieve?Dr. Adam Chowaniec, Chairman of the Board, Tundra Semiconductor

2:00 pm A Fine Balance – The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Canada’s IT LandscapeDavid Ticoll, Chief Executive Officer, Convergent Strategies

2:30 pm Investors will always hate semi companies...until we love them again.Duncan Stewart, Tera Capital Corp.

3:00 pm Networking Break

3:15 pm Strategies and OpportunitiesThe semiconductor market is at a crossroads. The large number of IC companies chasing a small number of lucrative opportunities is leading the industry to over-invest in opportunities. Is this sustainable? Is industry consolidation at hand? Are new companies getting funded given the high cost of IC design and the limited exit opportunities to venture capitalists?

MODERATOR: Duncan Stewart, Tera Capital Corp.PANEL: Lance Greggain – Stacy Nichols, Chief Technology Officer, PMC-Sierra – David Orton, President and COO, ATI Technologies Jim Roche, President and CEO, Tundra Semiconductor

4:15 pm Closing Remarks and Adjournment Chair

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As Virage Logic’s vice president of marketing, Jim Ensell is responsible for the company’s world-wide marketing efforts.

Prior to joining Virage Logic in October 2003, Ensellserved as vice president, business development andchief information officer (CIO) for fabless custom ICmaker eSilicon. In this position, Ensell was responsible

for IP strategy, IP and EDA relationships, program management, IT and eBusinessapplication development. Prior to eSilicon, Ensell held positions as senior vice president of products and services at Zland, an internet eBusiness provider, andserved as vice president of marketing at Cadence Design Systems’ Deep SubmicronBusiness Unit.

Ensell also serves as chairman of the IP Committee of the Fabless SemiconductorAssociation (FSA). He leads an industry effort initiated by the FSA board of directorsto address issues associated with the use of third-party IP in fabless semiconductorcompanies and led the formation of working groups addressing IP quality, educationand baseline business standards.

Ensell graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science degree inElectrical Engineering. He was awarded a Master of Science degree in ElectricalEngineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

JIM ENSELLVice President of Marketing

DR. ARTHUR KUOPresident, Americas RegionChartered Semiconductor Manufacturing

Dr. Arthur Kuo became president of the Americasregion in December 2003. Dr. Kuo oversees customersupport activities and field engineering as well as day-to-day business operations for the region, which is theCompany's largest region in terms of revenue. Prior to joining Chartered, Dr. Kuo held management positions

at several companies including UMC-USA, where he most recently served asvice president of sales, customer engineering and services. Other previous management positions include sales manager for United SemiconductorCorporation, foundry manager for S3 Graphic Inc., and application manager for the semiconductor equipment group of Watkins-Johnson Corporation. Dr. Kuo beganhis career more than 15 years ago as a process integration/development engineer atLSI Logic. Dr. Kuo received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering fromthe National Central University in Taiwan and his master and doctorate degrees inelectrical engineering from Syracuse University, New York.

Denzil Doyle is chairman of Capital Alliance VenturesInc., a venture capital firm specializing in high technologyinvesting. He is also chairman of Doyletech Corporation,a high technology consulting firm. Prior to thesecareers, he spent eighteen years as president of DigitalEquipment of Canada Limited. He has a detailed

knowledge of the high technology industry, not only in the Ottawa area, but acrossCanada. He has advised all three levels of government on industrial and sciencepolicy. In recognition of his pioneering efforts in the creation and development ofOttawa’s high technology industry, he received an honorary Doctorate ofEngineering from Carleton University in 1981. He has been instrumental in the creation and development of several high technology companies and serves onseveral boards of directors. He is the author of several business articles as well asthe text book, “Making Technology Happen”.

DENZIL DOYLECapital Alliance Ventures Inc.

Mike Fister is President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Prior tojoining Cadence, he spent 17 years at IntelCorporation, where he was most recentlySenior Vice President and General Manager ofthe company's Enterprise Platforms Group.

Intel's Enterprise Platform Group designs,markets, and supports building blocks for enterprise computing. During Fister'stenure as General Manager, Intel garnered commanding market segment share,including the introduction of the Itanium processor family which leads in virtuallyevery performance category. Other products included a complement of Xeonprocessors, chipsets, boards/systems, and software tools and services.

Previously, Fister served as Vice President and General Manager of thePerformance Microprocessor Group, where he managed Intel's IA-32 processordevelopment organization and was responsible for the design, development andmarketing of IA-32 processors, including the last versions of the Intel486 and theentire line including the Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Celeron, Pentium IIXeon, and Pentium III Xeon processors. Prior to this role, Mike held many otherproduct development positions at Intel and has a long legacy of successful technology development and product delivery.

Fister is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati where he received a BSand MS in electrical engineering in 1977 and 1978 respectively. He spent hisearly years in a variety of executive and engineering management positions atWyse, Machine Vision International, and Cincinnati Milacron. He currently sitson the Board of Directors of Autodesk Corporation.

MICHAEL J. FISTER President and Chief Executive OfficerCadence Design Systems, Inc.

Charlie Rothschild serves as Group R&D manager forthe Automated Test Group (ATG) of Agilent. He isalso the Group Champion and master technical contributor at Agilent Labs, and leads ATG's ProductGeneration Excellence program.

As ATG R&D Manager and group champion,Charlie is responsible for formulating processes and facilitating the management ofthe technology portfolio for ATG and solidifying linkages between ATG andAgilent Laboratories. As master technical contributor, Charlie is responsible forvision and strategy for test research.

After receiving his M.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universityof Michigan, Charlie joined Hewlett-Packard's Data Acquisition Division in 1976.He spent 10 years at Hewlett Packard Canada's Panacom Automation Division inWaterloo, Ontario, as the R&D manager. Throughout his HP/Agilent career, he hasmanaged various R&D programs in three different locations in North America.

CHARLIE ROTHSCHILD R&D Manager for the Automated Test Group (ATG) Agilent Technologies

BERNARD COURTOISPresident and CEOInformation Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)

As the president and CEO of ITAC, the InformationTechnology Association of Canada, BernardCourtois is an outspoken advocate for the deploymentof information and communications technology toolsto improve business productivity and to achieve our societal and public policy goals.

Mr. Courtois was named ITAC's leader in January 2004. He is a lawyer withover 30 years experience in the telecommunications sector. He served in a variety of executive roles with Bell Canada from 1991 to 2003, including those ofChief Regulatory Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining Bell Canada,Mr. Courtois practiced law in Montreal and Ottawa serving a wide range ofclients in telecommunications and other regulated industries. He was an activeparticipant in the many regulatory, public policy and judicial proceedings whichhave shaped Canada's competitive communications marketplace. He was ChiefStrategy Officer when Bell Canada took its strong turn to the Internet, ahead ofmost of its peers around the world.

Mr. Courtois is also a dedicated and energetic builder of business communities.He has served on the ITAC Board of Directors since 1999. He has also served onthe executive of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; is president of theInternational Institute of Communications; and is director and treasurer of theNational Gallery of Canada Foundation.

Mr. Courtois is a graduate of l'Université de Montréal. He is a member of thebar in Ontario and Quebec. He lives in Ottawa.

Ken Schultz received a B.Sc.(E.E.) (Gold Medal) fromthe University of Manitoba, and an M.A.Sc. and Ph.D.from the University of Toronto.

From 1989 to 1991, he was with the MemoryDevelopment Group at Nortel, designing multi-port SRAMand leading the design of Nortel's world-best low-power

memory. After completing his doctoral work on Content Addressable Memory-based circuits for networking in 1995, he returned to Nortel. There, he led develop-ment of Nortel's ground-breaking "MegaCAM" and had responsibilities in the areasof CAM marketing, intellectual property reuse, and strategic macro integration.

In 1998, he co-founded SiberCore Technologies, where he served asPresident, CEO and Chairman until 2002.

Ken has co-authored 27 technical papers and holds 11 patents. He is alicensed Professional Engineer, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and has chairedITAC's Strategic Microelectronics Council since 2003. He is now the president ofChariot Venture Acceleration, a consultancy specializing in high tech businessdevelopment and technology management.

KEN SCHULTZPresidentChariot Venture Acceleration

Dr. Adam Chowaniec is the Chairman of the Board ofDirectors of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation andExecutive in Residence at Vengrowth Capital PartnersInc. He is also the Past Chair of the InformationTechnology Association of Canada (ITAC) Board ofDirectors. Adam began his career in 1975, as a

member of the scientific staff of Bell Northern Research in Ottawa. From there, hemoved into engineering management at Nortel Networks. In 1983 he joinedCommodore International based in Westchester, Pennsylvania where he becameVice-President of Technology and was responsible for the development of theAmiga personal computer.

In 1986, Adam returned to Ottawa to become President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the semiconductor firm Calmos Systems. Calmos Systems wasacquired by Newbridge Networks Corporation in 1989. Calmos was renamedNewbridge Microsystems. Under this new structure, Adam served as both itsPresident and as a Vice President of Newbridge Networks. In December 1995,Adam was the founding CEO of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation.

Adam has been recognized for his leadership, business excellence andinnovation. In 1998, the Ottawa-Carleton Research Institute (OCRI) awardedhim with its prestigious Chairman's Award. Also in 1999, he received the GoldBusiness Person of the Year award from the Greater Chamber of Commerce.

ADAM CHOWANIEC Chairman Of The Board

Frank Maw has had over thirty years’ experience, initially in consumer products, then followed by a progressive career in both the wireline and wirelesstelecommunications industries.

Mr. Maw was appointed President, MotorolaCanada Limited in February 2001 while having been

General Manager of its Personal Communications Sector in Canada from 1995 to 2002. He joined the Ultrapage Division of Motorola Canada in 1989 where he held a

series of senior management positions. Mr. Maw is Chair of the Board of Directorsof the Information Technology Association of Canada. He is a past Chairman of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association and served on theAssociation’s Board of Directors for eight years. Mr. Maw was also President ofthe original Paging Services Council of Canada.

Mr. Maw served on Campaign Boards of the United Way of Peel and YorkRegions and on the York Region YMCA Capital Campaign Board.

Frank is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.

FRANK MAWPresidentMotorola Canada Limited

Brian Barge began his career as a scientist with theAlberta Research Council, Canada, where heachieved international recognition in advanced radartechniques. He went on to become President and CEOof the Alberta Research Council, a 600-person technologycorporation, from 1991-1996.

From 1996-2000 as President and CEO of the Ottawa Economic DevelopmentCorporation, Dr. Barge was a leader in the transformation of Ottawa to becomeone of Canada's most innovative communities in municipal economic development.

Dr. Barge joined the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC) headquartered in Kingston, Canada, as President and CEO in October 2000. CMC isunique in the world as a provider of advanced tools and technologies that enableleading-edge research and innovation in Canadian universities, and high-quality training of future employees in microsystems and related industries.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Barge has played an important role fosteringinternational relationships, in stimulating technology-intensive corporations and indeveloping innovative working partnerships among universities, industries and governments in many areas strategic to Canada's future.

Brian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Honors Physics from the University ofSaskatchewan, and Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Meteorology from McGill University.

DR. BRIAN BARGEPresident and CEO Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC)

Duncan Stewart, B.A., CFA, graduated from theUniversity of British Columbia in 1988 with a B.A. inPolitical Science. He came to Toronto to do hisMasters in Strategic Studies at York, but left academia

to work for Scotia McLeod in 1989.Mr. Stewart left Scotia in January 1993 to join RT Capital Management, one of

Canada's largest pension fund managers with assets of over $12 billion. While atRT, Mr. Stewart analyzed the high-tech and biotech sectors, and managed the RTCapital Emerging Technologies Fund, a Canadian small-cap high-tech/biotechpooled fund. By the time Mr. Stewart left RT to start up Tera Capital Corporationwith Howard Sutton in August of 1996, the fund had grown to $160 million in assetswith over $20 million in Canadian venture investments.

Mr. Stewart manages the Dynamic Canadian Technology Fund, winner of theMorningstar 2003 Science and Tech Fund of the Year Award, and Canada's topperforming and first RRSP eligible science and technology mutual fund, which hasassets of more than $100 million. He also is responsible for investing in US andglobal tech and biotech stocks and in venture capital situations with a focus onthe biotech, fibre optic and fabless semiconductor sectors.

DUNCAN STEWARTB.A., CFA - PartnerLead portfolio manager for Dynamic CanadianTechnology Fund, CC&L PCM Fund, Tera CapitalGlobal Health Sciences Fund, and co-lead portfoliomanager for Tera Venture fund.

David Ticoll is one of Canada’s leading visionaries on information technology and business strategy. He has co-authored three business best-sellers,most recently The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency Will Revolutionize Business (Viking Canada, 2003). In 2004 he co-authored the

groundbreaking and widely cited report, A Fine Balance: The Impact of OffshoreOutsourcing on Canada’s IT Landscape.

His current activities include:• Weekly column on business strategy and technology for The Globe & Mail• Director of the Information Technology Association of Canada and member

of its Wise Persons Committee on Offshore Outsourcing• Chair, Expert Panel on the Canadian IT Labour Market of the Software

Human Resource Council• Executive Advisor to IT & Competitive Advantage research program, New

Paradigm Learning Corporation (Don Tapscott)• Member, Advisory Board, Dexit, Inc.• Speaker at industry conferences and university guest lecturerDavid founded the international think tank and consulting firm, Digital 4Sight,

in 1994. He was its CEO from 1994 to 2001. David founded the Canadian program of Gartner Group Inc. in the early 1980s.

During the 1970s David was a public affairs journalist at the CBC in Vancouver.

DAVID TICOLL CEO, Convergent Strategies

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