Alereon CTO, Jim Lansford, Elected Co-Chairman of International Wireless Technology Standardization Group.AUSTIN, Texas -- Experienced wireless solutions engineer, executive and advocate will lead working group specializing in Wireless PAN standards Alereon, a leading fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. developing wireless solutions for the Ultrawideband (UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and ) and Wireless USB (W-USB) markets, today announced the company's chief technology officer (CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. ), Dr. Jim Lansford, was elected co-chairman of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.15.3a High Rate Alternative PHY Task Group. The vote took place at the conclusion of the IEEE 802 meeting in San Francisco. The IEEE 802.15.3a Task Group focuses on the development of High Rate Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) A wireless network that is typically limited to a small cell radius. In an office environment, a WPAN would be used to transfer data between a handheld device and desktop machine or printer. ) standards. WPANs are often made up of a variety of personal computer and consumer electronic devices, such as: Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), MP3 players, cell phones, pagers, laptop computers and peripherals. "I appreciate having the confidence of my peers and look forward to serving the 802.15.3a Task Group," said Dr. Jim Lansford, chief technology officer, Alereon. "International standards are an important part of bringing new technologies to market. Standards bodies such as IEEE 802 help create the technology ecosystem that enables multiple vendors to deliver interoperable products, creating value for consumers. I look forward to working with my IEEE colleagues on the best way to bring the exciting benefits of ultrawideband wireless through the standards process and into the market." Dr. Jim Lansford is chief technology officer of Alereon. Dr. Lansford has more than 25 years of experience in communications system analysis and design as well as digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). . As CTO, he is engaged in a variety of activities both inside Alereon and in the wireless industry. Prior to Alereon, Dr. Lansford was CTO of Mobilian Corporation, and a Wireless System Architect with Intel Corporation. He taught engineering at the collegiate level, authored over 30 articles in the fields of stochastic processes, speech coding, digital signal processing and wireless communications, and holds three patents in low complexity and multi-standard communications. Dr. Lansford received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University, at Stillwater; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1891 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1957. , his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. , and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with highest honors, from Auburn University. About Alereon, Inc. Alereon, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company providing complete solutions for wireless USB/ MultiBand OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) A digital transmission technique that uses a large number of carriers spaced apart at slightly different frequencies. ultrawideband (UWB) applications. Alereon holds the greatest number of UWB patents, was first to demonstrate an entirely in-house designed UWB platform, co-founded the WiMedia Alliance, and is participating in the development of the wireless USB standard. Alereon has been named to the Electronic Engineering Times list of 60 Emerging Startups since 2003. Alereon's products promise to replace the complex tangle of wiring used to interconnect today's consumer electronics, computer peripheral, and mobile devices with high-bandwidth, low-power, low-cost wireless links. Further information is available on the company's website: www.alereon.com. |
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