Whatýs the view from the cockpit? Nineteen executives — from Actel, Alcatel, Artisan, Digital Wireless, Divio, Genedax, IBM, Lucent, Mentor Graphics, Motorola, National Semiconductor, Netlogic, Palmchip, PMC-Sierra, Telogy, Toshiba, Triscend, UMC Group and Wind River Systems — weigh in on topics ranging from intellectual property to the business of device integration.

JOHN E. KELLY III General Manager IBM Microelectronics Division Somers, N.Y.	Net Needs Bore To Chip Level
JOHN T. DICKSON Group President Microelectronics and Intellectual Property Lucent Technologies Murray Hill, N.J.	Comms In Ic Driver's Seat
HECTOR RUIZ President Motorola Inc. Semiconductor Products Sector Austin, Texas	Focus Is On Customer Needs
BRIAN HALLA Chairman, President and CEO National Semiconductor Corp. Santa Clara, Calif.	'Close Encounters' With Net
BOB BROWN President and COO Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. Irvine, Calif.	At What Price The 'Free' PC?
JOHAN DANNEELS President Alcatel Microelectronics Paris	The Promise Of The Two IPs
JOHN EAST President and CEO Actel Corp. Sunnyvale, Calif.	Programmable Prospects
MARK TEMPLETON President and CEO Artisan Components Sunnyvale, Calif.	Reinventing An Industry
HAL ALLES Chief Executive Officer Genedax Portland, Ore.	Design Collaboration's Aim
BOB GEMMELL Chief Executive Officer Digital Wireless Corp. Norcross, Ga.	Wireless Data Poised To Grow
JOHNNY WANG Chief Executive Officer Divio Inc. Sunnyvale, Calif.	Seeking The Whole Answer
NORMAN GODINHO President and Chief Executive Officer Netlogic Microsystems Inc. Mountain View, Calif.	Network Solutions Are In
JAUHER ZAIDI President and CEO Palmchip Corp. San Jose, Calif.	Outsourcing, Partners Key
JERRY FIDDLER Chairman and Founder Wind River Systems Inc.	Smart Solutions For Post-PC
STANLEY YANG President and CEO Triscend Corp. Mountain View, Calif.	Configurable SoC Arrives
BOB BAILEY President and Chief Executive Officer PMC-Sierra Inc. Burnaby, B.Ç.	Chip Industry Delaminates
JOSEPH A. CRUPI President and Chief Executive Officer Telogy Networks Inc. Germantown, Md.	Ease Of Use Is Essential
JIM KUPEC President UMC Group (USA) Sunnyvale, Calif.	To Be Nimble, Dis-Integrate
WALDEN C. RHINES President and CEO Mentor Graphics Corp.	Net's Rise Drives System-On-Chip