Hiram College CPSC 331-30 VLSI Design
Class Trip to Silicon Valley

Bob Walker's Trip Photos



Day Morning Afternoon Evening
Monday,
May 5
12:15pm
meet at Hinsdale Arch

Hiram College van leaves promptly at 12:30pm for the Cleveland airport
United 1177
   CLE 3:35pm --> ORD 4:00pm
United 323
   ORD 4:55pm --> SJC 7:23pm (snack)
free evening

dinner on your own near the hotel
Tuesday,
May 6
9:30am-noon
Altera Corp

(overview presentation by Mike Phipps and discussion of the job market with Jon LoCurto)

lunch at Altera as their guest
1:30pm-2:30pm
Stanford Center for Integrated Systems

(overview and guided tour of CIS by senior research scientist Dr. Mike Deal, discussion with graduate student Armita Peymandoust)

2:30pm-4:45m
Stanford University
(campus map)
(informal walking tour of the campus to see the Rodin Gardens, main quad, bookstore, etc.)
5:45pm-6:45pm
Fry's Electronics

(the San Jose Mayan store)

dinner on your own near the hotel
or (optional) dinner on your own in San Jose's Japantown

remainer of evening free
Wednesday,
May 7
10:00am-12:15pm
UC Berkeley
(campus map)
(guided walking tour of the campus, visit the campanile and hear the music at noon)

lunch on your own in Berkeley
1:30pm-3:15pm
UC Berkeley Microfabrication Lab

(video and guided tour inside the fab line by Microlab technology manager Dr. William Flounders)

3:45pm-4:45pm
Berkely Wireless Research Center

(presentation of work on the Berkeley Emulation Engine (BEE) by senior graduate student Chen Chang and staff member Brian Richards)
free early evening in Berkeley
(on your own, possibly wandering around Telegraph Avenue)

dinner on your own in Berkeley or after return to the hotel

6:00pm
van leaves to return to hotel
Thursday,
May 8
free morning (sleep late!)

lunch on your own near the hotel
noon-3:00pm
The Tech, museum of innovation

(informal visit with time on your own to explore the musuum, including a show of the group's choice in the IMAX Theatre)

possible free time in San Jose
(on your own, wandering around downtown, etc.)

3:15pm
van leaves for Synthesis Research
4:00pm-5:30pm
Synthesis Research Inc.

(visit to a manufacturer of test and measurement equipment for high-speed data)

6:00pm-8:00pm
dinner as guest of Jim and Tom Waschura

(the two Hiram alumni who started Syntheis Research Inc.)

8:15pm-9:00pm
Fry's Electronics

(the Palo Alto Western store)
Friday,
May 9
9:30am-11:00am
Cirexx

(overview and guided tour of rapid prototyping PC board facility by sales engineer Tom Stern)

lunch on your own near the hotel
1:00pm-2:45pm
Intel Museum

(guided tour emphasizing chip design and fabrication, followed by time on your own to explore the museum)
3:00pm-8:00pm
trip to Monterey

(drive to Monterey, with a stop at a beach along Route 1, followed by time on your own in Monterey)

dinner on your own in Monterey
Saturday,
May 10
10:00am
van leaves for San Francisco


11:00am-12:30pm
morning driving tour of San Francisco

(Pac Bell Stadium, Market Street, Haight Ashbury, Japantown, Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach, Fisherman's Wharf, Marina District, etc.)
12:30pm-2:15pm
driving tour continues across the Golden Gate Bridge

(viewing area and Visitor's Center, drive across the bridge, viewing the bridge and exploring the bunkers at the Marin headlands, etc.)
free afternoon / evening in San Francisco
(on your own, possibly seeing Fisherman's Wharf, riding cable cars to Union Square, buying souvenirs, etc.)

dinner on your own in San Francisco

7:30pm
van leaves to return to hotel
Sunday,
May 11
9:00am
van leaves for airport
United 712
   SJC 11:06am --> ORD 5:15pm (lunch)
United 1470
   ORD 5:50pm --> CLE 8:06pm
8:45pm (after plane arrives)
Hiram College van leaves from Cleveland airport to return to Hiram



Hotel Location & Contact Info

Best Western San Jose Lodge
1440 North First Street
San Jose, CA, 95112
(408) 453-7750
(800) 780-7234