T.J. Rodgers To Keynote Santa Clara University Event

While we're at it, let's throw in one more libertarian entrepeneur. T.J. Rodgers, CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, will be speaking at Santa Clara University:

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the School of Engineering and the Engineering Alumni Board, I am inviting your presence at the subject event to honor our faculty and alumni, and to hear the keynote speech by T.J. Rodgers, titled "Silicon Valley Attacking New Problems: Renewable Energy."

The event will be held on June 8 in Mayer Theatre, from 3 to 6 p.m., including an outdoor reception immediately following the ceremony.

It is open to the public and is intended as a means to showcase the School's accomplishments to the rest of the University, as well as to our surrounding Silicon Valley Community. To this end, the Engineering Alumni Board has put together an attractive program and received sponsorships from four major local companies, HP, United Defense, AMD, Intel, and Apple. Slides and other displays on our programs and student activities will be shown during the event.

We look forward to your participation in what promises to be a festive, informative, and entertaining gathering.

Sincerely,

Cary Y. Yang
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Associate Dean of Engineering
Director, Center for Nanostructures
Santa Clara University

Recently, Rodgers has been moving into the business of producing high-efficiency solar cells:

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