Overview:
Multi-core processors are the latest rage. Why use a single-core processor in your system when you can get multiple cores in the same area? Unfortunately, simply sticking in that multi-core processor doesn't begin to solve your problems. In fact, it opens up a complete Pandora's Box of issues that need to be dealt with.
In this Webinar, our esteemed panel will take a look at what issues you need to be concerned with if you're considering a multi-core design. Then, they'll provide the path you should be taking to get passed these various hurdles.
By the end of the Webinar, you may not have everything you need to design that multi-core system, but you'll have a great starting point, and lots more answers than questions.
Like all Webinars produced by Embedded Systems Design/Embedded.com, you have an opportunity at the end of the panel discussion to pose your questions to our panel of experts, and receive live answers.
Panelists:
Richard Nass

Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Director
Embedded Systems Design, Embedded.com, Embedded Systems Conferences, and RFID World
Rich's key responsibilities include setting the editorial direction for Embedded Systems Design magazine, the Embedded.com Web site, and the global Embedded Systems Conferences. Rich also handles the editorial for Embedded Systems Design Europe. He's been in the Electronics OEM industry for over 20 years. Before taking on the top editorial role for the Embedded franchise, Rich oversaw CMP's DesignLine network of design engineering Web sites. Prior to that, he spent six years as the Editor-in-Chief of Portable Design magazine, where he drove the editorial to new heights while launching a magazine and technical conference in China. Preceding that, Rich was a Technology Editor with Electronic Design magazine. He holds a BSEE degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Markus Levy

President, Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium
President, The Multicore Association
Chairman, Multicore Expo
Markus is the founder and president of EEMBC, a developer of application-level benchmarks for embedded processors. He's also president of the Multicore Association, an organization developing industry-standard solutions for products that involve multicore implementations. In addition, Markus is chairman of the Multicore Expo conference series. Beginning in 1987, Markus worked for Intel as both a senior applications engineer and customer training specialist for the company's microprocessor and flash memory products. While at Intel, Markus received several patents for his ideas related to flash memory architecture and usage as a disk drive alternative.
Andrew Richards

Managing Director
Codeplay Software Limited
The founder of Codeplay, Andrew both manages the company and provides intellectual thrust for development of new products to meet emerging market needs. Andrew has primary responsibility for the architectural design of Codeplay's compiler and programming tool products. He graduated with a degree in Physics and Computer Science from the University of Cambridge and subsequently gained six years experience as a developer of hit games at Eutechnyx, a game development company in the North East of England where he was Head Programmer and Head of Software Development from 1993-8. He then developed the original VectorC compiler technology, founding Codeplay Software Limited in 2002.
Jeff Meisel

National Instruments
LabVIEW Product Manager
Jeff Meisel is a product manager at National Instruments for LabVIEW Real-Time. Areas of technical interests include high-level software development tools, parallel programming techniques, concurrency in real-time systems, and heterogenous embedded system design. He is co-author of the Multicore Programming Fundamentals technical whitepaper series. Prior to his current role, Meisel completed stints at NI in Applications Engineering, as well as a branch assignment for NI's Latin America operations. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Kansas State University.
Glenn Newell

Senior Staff IT Architect
Synopsys
Glenn Newell is a Senior Staff IT Architect at Synopsys, the technology leader in the Electronic Design Automation field. Glenn's current focus is driving the Synopsys approach to High Performance Computing and Multi-core development. He has co-authored papers and presented at a number of conferences on HPC infrastructure for EDA tools, driving the adoption of HPC technology into multiple customer domains. Prior to his 8 years at Synopsys, Glenn was with National Semiconductor for 12 years, starting as a Test Engineer and ending as a Senior Engineering Manager. Glenn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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