| 8:30 – 9:00 AM |
Registration
Participant registration and welcome reception.
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| 9:00 – 9:30 AM |
Arrival of the Guest of Honour and VIPs
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| 9:30 – 9:45 AM |
Speech by the Vice-Chancellor
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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| 9:45 – 10:00 AM |
Opening Speech & Launching of USM ICE 2026
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| 10:00 – 10:15 AM |
Tea Break
Refreshments & Networking.
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| 10:15 – 11:00 AM |
Keynote 1
GaN Technology Demand: Rising with AI Server Chip Growth
Prof. Edward Yi Chang
Taiwan–Malaysia Overseas Science and Technology Innovation Center
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| 11:10AM – 12:00 PM |
Keynote 2
Beyond the Silicon: Scaling AI Infrastructure and the Semiconductor Talent Pipeline
Mr Daniel Yap Chew Seng
Global Education and Research Business Manager, Keysight Technologies
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| 12:10 – 1:00 PM |
Forum 1
AI Semiconductor and Future Chip Design Ecosystem.
Moderator:
Mr Ridza Effendi Abd Razak
Founder & Technical Director ValideSys Sdn. Bhd
CEO Mixed Signal Technology (MST) Sdn. Bhd
Panel Members
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Dr. Mitchell Hsing
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
InchFab
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Dr. Permata Nur Miftahur Rizki
Vice-Chairman
Indonesia Chip Design Collaborative Center (ICDEC)
- Mr Chun Chiat Tan
Founder, Chief Operation Officer
Oppstar Berhad
- TBA
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| 1:00 – 2:00 PM |
Lunch Break
Networking Lunch.
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| 2:00 – 3:30 PM |
Parallel Session 1
AI-Assisted CMOS RF Power Amplifier Design and Optimization Using Cadence Virtuoso
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jagadheswaran Rajendran
CEDEC, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Parallel Session 2
Interposer Technology for Advanced Packaging Application.
Mr Naveen Prasad
Senior Engineer, CAD-IT Consultants (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
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| 3:30 – 3:45 PM |
Tea Break
Coffee & Networking.
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| 3:45 – 5:00 PM |
Parallel Sessions Continue
Technical sessions continue until programme closing.
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