Xilinx Academy Agenda

This is a generic Agenda, the START date of the Academy can be used to determine exact dates.
Day of Week Day/Time Topic Topic Detail Owner Duration
           
Week 1          
Monday Day 1        
  8:00 - 8:15 Intro/Logistics   Gordon 15
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct), Reps, TSEs, Mktg 8:15 - 9:15 Xilinx Corporate Overview Xilinx History / PLD Market History Carter 60
      Significant milestones    
Sequoia Conf     Financial    
           
    Xilinx Organization/Contacts Sales Operations    
  9:15 - 9:25   Advocate Group Walstrum 10
  9:25 - 9:35   Customer Marketing O'Brien/Kane/Vornholt 10
  9:35 - 9:45   Major Accounts LaPorte 10
  9:45 - 9:55   Customer Service Johnson 10
  9:55 - 10:10 Break     15
  10:10 - 10:20   Distributor Operations Standish 10
  10:20 - 10:30   Corporate Marketing Stieg 10
    Xilinx Information      
  10:30 - 11:35   Technical Support/Customer Training Mullikin 65
      What (What information is available)    
      Where (Where to find information)    
      Who (Who is responsible for keeping the information up-to-date)    
  11:35 - 11:50   Design Center Scoggin 15
  11:50 - 1:00 LUNCH     70
  1:00 - 1:30   WEBlinx/University Program Ravel 30
  1:30 - 2:30 Xilinx Marketing Overview Xilinx 5 year Roadmap Vij 60
  2:30 - 2:45 BREAK     15
  2:45 - 4:15 Architectural/Technology Overview Hi-Volume (4000E, 5200, Spartan) Baker 90
  4:15 - 5:15   Hi-Density (4000EX,XL,XV, Gen3) Taylor 60
  5:15 - 5:25 Daily Wrap-up   Advocate Group 10
           
Tuesday Day 2        
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct), Reps, TSEs, Mktg 8:00 - 9:15 High Volume Strategy   Shankar 75
Sequoia Conf 9:15 - 9:35 Competitive Positioning (Marketing Perspectives) Altera Dorsey 20
  9:35 - 9:55   Lucent (AT&T) Venkatesan 20
  9:55 - 10:10 BREAK     15
  10:10 - 11:40 Hardwire Hardwire Schreck 90
  11:40 - 12:00 Competitive Positioning (Marketing Perspectives) Lucent-Maco/Toshiba/Orbit/Chip Express, etc. Schreck 15
  12:00- 1:00 LUNCH     65
  1:00 - 2:45 High Density Strategy XC4000EX/XL/XV & Generation 3 Squires 75
  2:45 - 3:00 BREAK     15
  3:00 - 3:40 Core Solutions Overview Holmberg 40
  3:40 - 4:10   PCI / PCI Core Generator Demo Holmberg 30
  4:10 - 4:30   Alliance Cores Bowlby 20
  4:30 - 5:00   DSP Laity 30
  5:00 - 5:10 Daily Wrap-up   Advocate Group 10
           
Wednesday Day 3        
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct), Reps, TSEs, Mktg 8:00 - 8:20 Xilinx Software Day Introduction, Software Backgrounder Ingersol/Goosman 20
Cedar Conf 8:20 - 9:00   New Software Configurations & the OOB Ingersol/Goosman 40
  9:00 - 9:50   Foundation Series Overview Ingersol/Goosman 50
  9:50 - 10:00 BREAK     10
  10:00 - 11:30   Foundation Series Demo Ingersol/Goosman 90
  11:30 - 11:50   Foundation Series Wrap Up and Q&A Ingersol/Goosman 20
  11:50 - 1:00 LUNCH     70
  1:00 - 1:30   FAE Top Ten List Ingersol/Goosman 30
  1:30 - 2:45   Alliance Series / M1 Overview Ingersol/Goosman 75
  2:45 - 3:00 BREAK     15
  3:00 - 4:15   Alliance Series Demo Ingersol/Goosman 75
  4:15 - 4:45   Alliance Series / M1 Q&A and Wrap-up Ingersol/Goosman 15
  4:45 - 5:00 Daily Wrap-up   Advocate Group 15
           
Thursday Day 4        
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct), Reps, TSEs, Mktg 8:00 - 10:00 Competitive Positioning (Technical Perspective) Altera, Lucent (AT&T), Lattice, Atmel, AMD, Orbit/Chip Express, etc. Moran 120
Magnolia Conf 10:00 - 10:15 BREAK     15
  10:15 - 11:45 CPLD Architectural / Technology Overview XC9500 Jenkins 90
  11:45 - 1:00 LUNCH     75
  1:00 - 2:15 Low Density/CPLD Strategy   Lewis 75
  2:15 - 2:40 Competitive Positioning (Marketing Perspectives) Altera (CPLD) Chiang 25
  2:40 - 3:00   Lattice/AMD Toth/Lewis 20
  3:00 - 3:15 BREAK     15
  3:15 - 4:15 Competitive Positioning (Technical Perspective) Altera, Lucent (AT&T), Lattice, Atmel, AMD, Orbit/Chip Express, etc. Jenkins 60
           
  4:15 - 4:45 Reconfigurable Logic XC6200 Rose 30
  4:45 - 4:55 Daily Wrap-up   Advocate Group 10
           
Friday Day 5        
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct),TSEs 8:00 - 12:00 Foundation Software Lab Foundation Schematic, Simulation Lab Customer Training 240
Sequoia Conf 12:00 - 1:15 LUNCH     75
  1:15 - 3:15 DSP DSP Overview Iwanczuk 120
  3:15 - 3:30 BREAK     15
  3:30 - 4:30   DSP Core Generator Laity 60
  4:30 - 4:45 Daily Wrap-up   Advocate Group 15
           
           
           
WEEK 2          
Monday Day 6        
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct),TSEs 8:00 - 12:00 Lab Core Tools, Flow Manager,Time Specs, etc. Customer Training 240
Sequoia Conf 12:00 - 1:15 LUNCH     75
  1:15 - 5:15 Lab Core Tools, Flow Manager,Time Specs, etc. Customer Training 240
  5:15 - 5:25 Daily Wrap-up   Advocate Group 10
           
Tuesday Day 7        
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct),TSEs 8:00 - 10:30 Lab Configuration Lab / Debug / X-Checker Carmichael 150
Sequoia Conf 10:30 - 10:45 BREAK     15
  10:45 - 11:45 Presentation / Lab Foundation CPLD Optimization (M1.x) Jenkins 60
  11:45 - 1:00 LUNCH     75
  1:00 - 2:00 Presentation / Lab (Second Half) Foundation CPLD Optimization (M1.x) Jenkins 60
  2:00 - 2:15 BREAK     15
  2:15 - 4:45 Presentation / Lab XC9500 ISP-Download / JTAG Athavale 150
  4:45 - 5:00 Daily Wrap-up   Advocate Group 15
           
Wednesday Day 8 VHDL Synthesis Overview      
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct),TSEs 8:00 - 5:00   Esperan Synthesis training - DAY 1 Esperan/Tech Supp. 480
Seqouia Conf          
           
Thursday Day 9 VHDL Synthesis Overview      
Attended by FAEs(Disti & Direct),TSEs 8:00 - 5:00   Esperan Synthesis training - DAY 2 Esperan/Tech Supp. 480
Seqouia Conf          
           
Friday Day 10 Testing      
Redwood, Hickory, Magnolia 8:00 - 3:00 Customer Role Play (Random Synario) Done with Xilinx personnel acting as Customers Presentations / Demos Attendees Dressed in Suits for Customer visits Advocate Group 120min Ea.
  3:00 - 3:15 BREAK     15
Sequoia Conf 3:15 - 3:45 Role Play Wrap-up   Advocate Group 30
           
           


Last Updated on 1/7/98
By Ron Gordon
Email: rjg