Personal and Portable: The Evolving Definition

Dr. Gene Frantz

TI Senior Fellow
Business Development Manager, Digital Signal Processing
Semiconductor Group

Friday, March 22nd, 3:00 PM, ENS 302

Abstract

The world of technology is constantly changing. We have changed the definition of Portable from something a couple of people can lug to something that fits in a pocket. The definition of Personal has had to change with it. The cause of the revolution is technology.

Biography

As DSP Business Development Manager, Gene Frantz is presently responsible for creating new businesses within TI utilizing digital signal processing technology. In recognition of his leadership role in establishing TI as the world's leading DSP solutions provider, Frantz was elected to TI Senior Fellow in 1997, a privilege enjoyed by less than 0.1 percent of TI's technical personnel. He was promoted in 2002 to the level of TI Principal Fellow.

Frantz is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He holds 30 patents in the area of memories, speech, consumer products and DSP. He has written more than 50 papers and articles and continually presents at universities and conferences worldwide. Frantz is also among DSP experts widely quoted in the media, due to his tremendous knowledge and visionary view of DSP.

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