"Cellular Handset Evolution -- Convergence of High-Speed Data Services" Presented by Bill Krenik Texas Instruments

Abstract:

Modern cellular handset designs are incorporating a wide variety of wireless interfaces. Wide area network (WAN) technologies are rapidly migrating from second generation voice interfaces to GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000, WCDMA, and HSDPA that offer voice along with high speed data. WLAN technology, IEEE802.11a/b/g, is finding its way into handset designs and offers an attractive interface for high speed wireless data and voice over IP (VOIP) services. Wireless personal area networks (PAN) such as Bluetooth are also finding wide adoption. On top of this, GPS now ships in millions of handsets each year, digital broadcast television holds promise for widespread adoption within a few years, UWB products are coming to market, and advanced interfaces such as 4G WANs and cognitive radios are under discussion for the future. This talk offers a view of how all these standards will impact wireless services and what it will mean for handset design.

Biography:

Bill Krenik is the Wireless Advanced Architectures Manager at Texas Instruments. He received his B.E.E. from the University of Minnesota in 1984, his M.S.E.E. from Southern Methodist University in 1987, and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1993. He has been with Texas Instruments in Dallas since 1984 and has held a variety of technical and management roles. He holds 25 U.S. patents with several more pending and has published at many conferences and in many technical journals. Bill is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Professional Engineer registered in Texas.