SoC: Software on Chip?
Part of Seminar Series: ECE Distinguished Lecture Series
Date: Thursday, April 6, 2006
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: ACES 2.402
Gene Frantz
Principal Fellow
Texas Instruments
Abstract
As I look forward to what is next in technology, I cannot help but think that the term SoC has a new meaning. Rather than the "S" representing "System", I think it is taking on a new meaning of "Software. I will spend my time talking about why I believe this change is happening.
Speaker Biography
Mr. Gene Frantz is responsible for finding new opportunities and creating new businesses utilizing TI's digital signal processing technology. Mr. Frantz has been with Texas Instruments for over thirty years, most of it in Digital Signal Processing. He is a recognized leader in DSP technology both within TI and throughout the industry. Mr. Frantz is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He holds BSEE, MSEE, and MBA degrees. He has been awarded 40 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 industry experts widely quoted in the media due to his tremendous knowledge and visionary view of DSP solutions.