Research in Industrial Labs:
How Collaboration Aids InnovationTarik Ono and Gilda Garreton
Tarik.Ono@sun.com and gilda.garreton@sun.com
March 12, 2008 - 3:30PM EST
Using the example of Sun Microsystems Laboratories, this presentation shows how research in industrial labs often spans multiple research areas and encourages close collaboration between groups. We will focus on one particular innovation that was made possible by a joint effort of hardware and software engineers, namely Proximity Communication, a novel low-power chip-to-chip communication method developed at Sun Microsystems Laboratories. Furthermore, the presentation will explain the research and circuit design flow process that lead to the development of functional test chips. It will also emphasize the relevance of an in-house open-source CAD tool as well as interactions with external partners.
Tarik Ono is currently a member of the VLSI Research group at Sun Microsystems Laboratories where she does research in high-speed, low-power circuits. Tarik has been with Sun Microsystems Laboratories since 2000. She holds two Master's degrees in Computer Science, one from the Universität Würzburg, Germany and one from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Gilda Garretón, born in Chile, received her B.A. and Engineering degree from the Catholic University of Chile (PUC) and her Ph.D. from the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETHZ) in Zürich. Her thesis research was about 2D and 3D mesh generation tools suitable for device simulation. Before joining Sun Microsystems Laboratories in 2004, she worked as a researcher and an IT analyst in Chile and Switzerland respectively. At Sun Microsystems, her main research area is geometric algorithms for VLSI CAD tools and she was recently promoted to senior staff engineer. She is also an active mentor of the SEED (Sun Engineering Enrichment & Development) program.
Sponsored by:Sun MicrosystemsCAHSI (NSF Grant CNS-0540592)
