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PLATINUM SPONSOR |
 Imagination Technologies – a global leader in multimedia, processor, communication and cloud technologies – creates and licenses market-leading processor solutions including graphics, video, vision, CPU and embedded processing, multi-standard communications, cross-platform V.VoIP and VoLTE, and cloud connectivity. These silicon and software intellectual property (IP) solutions for systems-on-chip (SoC) are complemented by an extensive portfolio of software, tools and ecosystems. Target markets include mobile phone, connected home consumer, mobile and tablet computing, in-car electronics, networking, telecoms, health, smart energy and connected sensors. Imagination’s licensees include many of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers, network operators and OEM/ODMs. Corporate headquarters are located in the United Kingdom, with sales and R&D offices worldwide. www.imgtec.com |
GOLD SPONSOR |
 ARM designs the technology that is at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM’s comprehensive product offering includes RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company’s broad partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. www.arm.com/ |
 AMD (NYSE: AMD) designs and integrates technology that powers millions of intelligent devices, including personal computers, tablets, game consoles and cloud servers that define the new era of surround computing. AMD solutions enable people everywhere to realize the full potential of their favorite devices and applications to push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information, visit www.amd.com |
SILVER SPONSORS |
 Codeplay are internationally recognized experts in advanced optimizing technologies, compilers and programmable graphics. We have been providing acceleration solutions that optimize performance for graphics semiconductor designers and AAA game developers since 1999. In the semiconductor sector, Codeplay partners with leading chip manufacturers, helping them to exploit the full potential of their chipsets and accelerate time-to-market. Our high performance C/C++ compiler technology enables GPU product managers to bring breakthrough new technologies to their graphics processors, significantly reducing development time, costs and risks. Our compiler testing technologies enable the rapid testing of new compilers and languages, such as OpenCL and shader languages. And our expert compiler developers are ready to take on tough optimization and development projects, with years of experience working on graphics processor compilers. Codeplay’s consultancy services, optimization technologies and bespoke support enables semiconductor manufacturers and game developers to stay ahead in the continual race in both these competitive sectors, helping our customers set the standard for stunning graphics in visual computing and gaming. www.codeplay.com |
 Intel is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. www.intel.com |
 The Khronos Group is a not for profit industry consortium creating open standards for the authoring and acceleration of parallel computing, graphics, dynamic media, computer vision and sensor processing. OpenCL 2.0 is the latest significant evolution of the OpenCL standard, designed to further simplify cross-platform programming, while enabling a rich range of algorithms and programming patterns to be easily accelerated. As the foundation for these increased capabilities, OpenCL 2.0 defines an enhanced execution model and a subset of the C11 and C++11 memory model, synchronization and atomic operations. www.khronos.org |
 StreamComputing assists R&D and product-development departments with OpenCL trainings and software development. They have actively supported many companies in their steps into a faster GPU-computing. The five most targeted hardware platforms in these projects have been AMD Radeon/FirePro, NVidia GeForce/Tesla, Intel/AMD X86 CPUs, ARM MALI and Imagination PowerVR. Their most popular services are training in Europe in OpenCL implementation/optimisation, CUDA-to-OpenCL translation and porting code to other hardware. Find out how they can help your company as well by visiting their booth at IWOCL. www.streamcomputing.eu |
SPONSORS |
 Altera programmable solutions enable designers of electronic systems to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Altera offers FPGAs, SoCs, CPLDs, ASICs and complementary technologies, such as power management, to provide high-value solutions to customers worldwide. www.altera.com |
 ArrayFire delivers fast, productive software solutions for accelerating code on CUDA and OpenCL devices. Leveraging its deep parallel computing expertise and vast code base, the ArrayFire team also delivers customized software solutions through service offerings, consulting, code porting, and training courses for developers. ArrayFire customers come from a wide range of industries, including defense and intelligence, life science, oil and gas, finance, manufacturing, media, and others. ArrayFire successfully accelerates numerous application types, including math and numerical algorithms, image processing, signal processing, statistics, optimization, and many more. www.arrayfire.com |
 Lithe Technology supplies contract technical services with an emphasis on embedded systems. We are a commercial engineering company with close links to the University of Arizona R&D community. The University of Arizona has world-leading programs in image compression, adaptive optics, video enhancement and large optical systems. Lithe can assemble a development team combining University researchers with our staff of in-house engineers. Lithe Technology is pleased to join the growing community of companies and end-users in the rapidly evolving technology of OpenCL. www.lithetechnology.com |
 Samsung R&D Institute UK is a London-based research centre of Samsung Electronics, a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, Samsung Electronics is transforming the worlds of televisions, smartphones, personal computers, printers, cameras, home appliances, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. Samsung’s product lines leverage technology from throughout the embedded sector. Its products are based on many platforms and form-factors, giving the company a uniquely-omniscient perspective on the implementation and roadmap of its partners and an unusually-strong position to steer future generations of embedded technology. www.samsung.com |
 Sony Mobile Communications is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation, a leading global innovator of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information technology products for both the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading electronics and entertainment company in the world. Through its Xperia smartphone portfolio, Sony Mobile Communications delivers the best of Sony technology, premium content and services, and easy connectivity to Sony’s world of networked entertainment experiences. www.sonymobile.com |
 The Microelectronics Research Group, part of the University of Bristol, is a team of world-leading academic experts in computer architecture, design verification, fault tolerance, reconfigurable technologies and high performance computing, offering a strong focus on software as well as hardware, applying research and skills from both Computer Science and Electronics Engineering. http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk |