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Consortium Director

Annual Sponsorship Fee

Credits for Fees Relating to Other UW Mediaprocessor Consortia

The Consortium Advisory Board (CAB)

UW-MPUC Schedule

Consortium Director

Professor Yongmin Kim
Director of the UW-MPUC Consortium
Departments of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering
University of Washington, Box 352500
Seattle, WA 98195-2500 U.S.A.
Tel: (206) 685-2271, Fax: (206) 221-6837, Email: ykim@u.washington.edu

Professor Yongmin Kim of the UW Departments of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering is the University of Washington (UW) UW-MPUC Director. Within applicable UW policies, the Director has the final administrative authority in the operation of the Consortium, including budgeting, selection of research topics, fiscal control, and appointment of technical and administrative staff. However, the Director is supervised by the Dean of Engineering, and certain Consortium management decisions may be made by, or in consultation with, UW's Office of Research (for Grant and Contract Services and Office of Technology Licensing) and/or other UW Management. The Director also receives advisory guidance and recommendations from the Consortium Advisory Board (CAB) as described below.

Annual Sponsorship Fee

An industrial Company may become a Sponsor of the Consortium by paying an annual fee (referred to herein and in the Sponsorship Agreement as Annual Sponsorship Fee) of Fourty-five Thousand Dollars (US $45,000) payable upon initially joining the Consortium or before January 1 of each year thereafter. The Sponsorship Fee is prorated for a Sponsor initially joining midyear based on the number of months remaining in the year in which the Sponsor joins.

Credits for Fees Relating to Other UW Mediaprocessor Consortia

A Sponsor who is already a member or subsequently becomes a member of any UW chip-specific consortium operated by the UW ICSL can receive a credit applied towards the Sponsorship Fee of the UW-MPUC. For more information, please contact the Consortium Director.

The Consortium Advisory Board (CAB)

The Consortium Advisory Board (CAB) provides advice regarding the choice of research topics, recommends areas of Sponsor's interest, and gives feedback on the overall Consortium operation. The CAB meeting will be held at least twice a year at the UW. The CAB consists of the following:

• One representative from each Sponsor in good standing (voting) (only 1 vote per Sponsor)
• Director (one vote)
• Director, UW Office of Technology Licensing (non-voting)
• Representative from UW Office of Research (non-voting)
• Associate Dean, UW College of Engineering (non-voting)

Responsibilities of the CAB include:

• Review progress and recommend future research direction to the Director
• Review operating and research budgets
• Make recommendations regarding Consortium operations and policies

Meeting Attendance and Sponsor Representative

• Sponsor designates representative
• Sponsor's representative may be accompanied by up to two additional employees of Sponsor to any CAB meeting.
• Any additional Sponsor observers or guests must be approved by Director in advance.

UW-MPUC Schedule (as of May 15, 2001)

• April 24, 2000: Informational meeting held in Seattle
• June 8, 2000: Sponsorship Agreement distributed
• Oct. 2, 2000:
• MPUC started with first UW-MPUC Advisory Board meeting
• UW-MPCL for MAP (Hitachi/ETI) released
• Jan. 22, 2001:
  Second UW-MPUC Advisory Board meeting
  Release of the UW-MPCL for Manta (BOPS)
• May 14, 2001:
  Third UW-MPUC Advisory Board meeting
  Preliminary release of the UW-MPCL for TMS320C64x (TI)
  Preliminary release of the UW-MPCL for FR500 (Fujitsu)
• Sept. 2001:
  Fourth UW-MPUC Advisory Board meeting
  Final release of the UW-MPCL for TMS320C64X
• Jan. 2002: Release of the UW-MPCL for Pentium 4(Intel)
• May 2002: Jazz (Improv) or pnx8500 (TriMedia)

Please note that this schedule is subject to change depending on the mediaprocessor manufacturer's cooperation and support and the availability of tools (compiler and simulator/software development board). The schedule for the training courses, ASPI, and MPI will be further discussed during the UW-MPUC Advisory Board meetings.

This document may be updated and otherwise revised from time-to-time by UW in consultation with the CAB and with timely notification to then existing Sponsors.