Lunch/Chapter business: 11:15 AM – 11:45 A.M.

Program: 11:45 A.M. ~ 12:45 P.M.

Place: Holiday Inn Select, Richardson

(1655 N. Central Expressway (US 75), Richardson, TX 75080)

(Near 75 & Campbell)

Speaker: Greg Christison

Program Summary:

Since the FCC opened up the 3-10Ghz band in Feb 2002, Ultra Wideband (UWB) solutions have promised great leaps in wireless applications. This talks addresses the reality behind the promise. What will the global UWB standard be? What applications will be enabled? Why is Certified Wireless USB important? What is the real benefit of UWB in solving the application problems?

Resume Summary:

Gregory L. Christison is VP of Engineering for WiQuest Communications. He joins the team from Texas Instruments' Broadband Communications Group, where as engineering director he was responsible for leading their communications processor platform that is used in the TI DSL, VoIP, cable modem, and wireless LAN devices. Mr. Christison also served as DSL customer premise equipment (CPE) and voice-over-packet client design manager. In this position, Greg was instrumental in leading the definition, development, and release to production of complex mixed-signal system-on-chip (SoC) devices. He was also responsible for leading numerous other high-volume chip designs during his tenure at TI. Greg's experience ranges from architecting SoC and application-specific chip products to simulation, design tooling, ASIC engineering, IP development and integration, software development, product test, and silicon release to production. Mr. Christison also played a key role in the integration of engineering teams and technology from multiple start-ups into TI, including Amati, Libit, Telogy, Alantro, and Radia. Prior to joining TI, Greg worked for the US Air Force designing comprehensive communications networks using leading edge technologies. Mr. Christison received a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Oklahoma Christian University. He holds two U.S. patents and has one pending.

There is no membership requirement to attend this meeting.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Baowei Ji at (972) 761-7167

baowei.ji@samsung.com or Sam Broyles at (214) 480-3232 sam.broyles@ti.com

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