David Cheskis
President
Square Zero Technologies
David Cheskis, PhD is President of Square Zero Technologies, LLC which provides technology and marketing consulting services for semiconductor, optoelectronics, sensing, and communications technology and products companies. Dr. Cheskis has extensive experience starting and leading product groups in deep tech and market shaping and started the first 6-inch GaAs VCSEL wafer foundry business in 2013.
Since 1996, Dr. Cheskis has led the development of semiconductor and optical technologies and products for wireless, wireline and optical products at diverse sensing and communications companies including TriEye LTD, Lumentum, LeddarTech, IQE plc, II-VI Incorporated, ANADIGICS Inc, Oclaro Inc., Sarnoff Corporation, Jazz Semiconductor, Multilink Technology Corporation, and Vitesse Semiconductor.
Dr. Cheskis earned PhD and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego and a BSEE degree in Microelectronic Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Contact: david@square-zero.tech
Panel Sessions
Executive Strategy Panel
Four founders and Venture Capitalists give a view of launching a semiconductor start up. They set out the why, when and how of taking an idea to market, showing why the venture matters, when to step out of the lab and how to shape a plan. We’ll also discuss where the money is coming from and the routes to access in today’s climate.
Innovation Session
Focused on how to innovate in an organization, this session will discuss the challenges faced specifically in the innovation stage of the business and technology development and how they have been overcome. We’ll discuss applications driving innovations in the semiconductor industry in areas such as Datacentre, Automotive, Sensing and Wireless Technologies.
Challenge Session
Enterprise end users from leading companies will each frame industry challenges from their market area in the Semiconductor space. We will identify challenges which are common across all markets and applications then discuss the collaborative approaches to solve these challenges.
Collaboration Session
The Collaboration Session will provide the opportunity to sit down and work together on the Challenges presented during the previous session. Led by the Challenge Session panellists in separate round-table format with the delegates, these focused conversations give participants space to share ideas, craft solutions and form partnerships with organisations from across the semiconductor landscape that seldom have the opportunity to work side by side.