How the Future of Digital Signal Processing will Affect Us

Abstract

We are in the midst of a digital revolution. It is a result of multiple levels of innovation such at the transistor, integrated circuit, microprocessor and digital signal processor. We have seen communications revolutionized by digital signal processors. We are seeing entertainment being revolutionized at this time. The question is simple: Is there a third wave of this revolution? Or are we at the end of the digital revolution? This talk will give a brief history of how we got here and then spend time discussing what might be the third wave of the digital revolution. Perhaps a quick look on what is still beyond the third wave will be included.

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.