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Jan 18 $17B WAFER FAB!! Really?

Date: Jan 18, 2022
Time: 6-8 PM CST
Venue:  Virtual Zoom Meeting
Title:  17 billion Dollars!!! Really?
Abstract:
The Austin local and National Newspapers, both technical and popular, trumpet the choice of Taylor TX for Samsung’s next Semiconductor Factory.  These headlines almost always emphasize the bit of information that the …

Nov 16 Lunch and Texas Military Forces Museum Tour

Agenda
10:50 AM – 10:55AM  – Meet at front door of County Line on the Lake.
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM –  Join the group and table to sit down.
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM –  2022 Lif Member Officer Election
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM –   Lunch with …

Oct 19 Wireless Communications 2021: An Industry Update

Date and Time

Date: 19 Oct 2021
Time: 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM

Speaker: Sarah LaSelva
Topic: Wireless Communications 2021: An Industry Update
Abstract: The wireless industry is currently undergoing the biggest evolution in the last 10 years with the development and deployment of 5G.  But 5G is not the only …

22 September Data Science and Smart Cities

Date: 22 Sep 2021, 06:01 PM to 08:00 PM
Speaker: Ted Lehr
Biography: Dr. Ted Lehr is a Data Architect with the City of Austin, Texas facilitating several university-industry-city research, work force and pilot collaborations. He is part of Austin Innovation Office, reporting into the city manager’s chief of …

July 20 – MRAM, a New Memory Technology

Speaker: Syed M Alam, PhD of Everspin Technologies, Inc

Topic: MRAM, a New Memory Technology
Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) technology was introduced into the market last decade in the form of Toggle MRAM. Spin Transfer Torque (STT) MRAM, the next generation of Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) based …

June 15 – Classic Car Restoration – System Approach

IEEE CTS LM-CTCN Jun 15, 2021 Meeting.
Topic: Classic Car Restoration – System Approach
Date: June 15, 2021
Time: 6-8 PM CST
Venue: Virtual meeting with Zoom
Abstract:  Engineers like to get their hands dirty and tinker with things during weekends after a busy week in order to relax.  For …

May 18 – Battery Energy Storage Technology – The Nexus of ALL Energy.

Description: Energy is fundamental to all human endeavor. Indeed, human quality of life is directly correlated to availability of energy. But, this metric is changing, again, in dramatic fashion. Previously unrelated energy sectors (oil and electricity for example) are becoming irreversibly intertwined. “New energy” (e-frack natural …

April 20 – SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO FOR AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATION

Date & Time: 20 Apr 2021, 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Title: Software Defined Radio for Amateur Radio Communication
Speaker: Phil Bautista of Bull Creek Data, Senior Consultant
Biography: Phil Bautista is a Senior IEEE Member whose Superpower is leading teams of people with disparate backgrounds to accomplish common goals.  He likens …

March 16 – ROLLED-RIBBON, HI POWER HI CAPACITY BATTERY

Date and Time: 16 Mar 2021, 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Title: Rolled-Ribbon – Hi-Power Hi-Capacity Li-ion Batteries
Abstract: Over the past twenty years, the demand for Lithium-ion batteries has grown from virtually zero to more than $55 billion. In the past fifteen years, the high-power high-capacity segment …