Date: October 10, 2006

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Location: Centergy One 5186

Speaker(s): Dr. Don Shaver, TI

Title: On Developing System-on-a-Chip in the Next Decade

Abstract:
Semiconductor technology and the electronics market have evolved and grown rapidly over the past few decades. We have now moved into the era of personal communications devices where we have fully connected cell phones with our own audio players, mobile television, navigation system, gaming, digital camera, and DVR. In this talk, we step through some of the history in high performance signal processing implementations starting in the 1970's to the present. We discuss some disciplines required to specify and implement these complex systems-on-a-chip; we discuss the methodologies and systems trade-offs to achieving the cost, power, and performance requirements necessary for battery-operated, low-cost consumer devices. Finally, we discuss next generation 4G communication system requirements and tradeoffs from the handset perspective.

Bio:
Don Shaver has been with Texas Instruments for 30 years, and has held technical leadership positions in both product development and R&D organizations. For the past 16 years, Don has managed leading edge technology development initiatives in TI R&D organizations including TI's Computer Science Center, TI's Tsukuba R&D Center in Japan, and TI's DSP R&D Center in Dallas. Don is a Texas Instruments Fellow and Director of TI's Communication Systems. This laboratory develops systems-on-a-chip technology for cellular wireless, wireless networking, broadband wireless access, and digital TV for handheld devices (DVB-H). The laboratory contributes to international communications standards and participates in TI product development. Don received a BS in Electrical Engineering, and MS and Ph.D. in Systems and Information Science all from Syracuse University. Don is Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Dallas Chapter, IEEE Dallas Section Industrial Relations Officer. He is currently a Senior IEEE Member.

Date:	October 10, 2006
Time:	3:00 p.m.
Location:	Centergy One 5186
Speaker(s):	Dr. Don Shaver, TI
Title:	On Developing System-on-a-Chip in the Next Decade
Abstract:	Semiconductor technology and the electronics market have evolved and grown rapidly over the past few decades. We have now moved into the era of personal communications devices where we have fully connected cell phones with our own audio players, mobile television, navigation system, gaming, digital camera, and DVR. In this talk, we step through some of the history in high performance signal processing implementations starting in the 1970's to the present. We discuss some disciplines required to specify and implement these complex systems-on-a-chip; we discuss the methodologies and systems trade-offs to achieving the cost, power, and performance requirements necessary for battery-operated, low-cost consumer devices. Finally, we discuss next generation 4G communication system requirements and tradeoffs from the handset perspective.
Bio:	Don Shaver has been with Texas Instruments for 30 years, and has held technical leadership positions in both product development and R&D organizations. For the past 16 years, Don has managed leading edge technology development initiatives in TI R&D organizations including TI's Computer Science Center, TI's Tsukuba R&D Center in Japan, and TI's DSP R&D Center in Dallas. Don is a Texas Instruments Fellow and Director of TI's Communication Systems. This laboratory develops systems-on-a-chip technology for cellular wireless, wireless networking, broadband wireless access, and digital TV for handheld devices (DVB-H). The laboratory contributes to international communications standards and participates in TI product development. Don received a BS in Electrical Engineering, and MS and Ph.D. in Systems and Information Science all from Syracuse University. Don is Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Dallas Chapter, IEEE Dallas Section Industrial Relations Officer. He is currently a Senior IEEE Member.