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Feb 8 2012 IEEE ComsocSCV Meeting
Update on Pre-Distortion Techniques to Linearize Wireless Broadband Power Amplifiers
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Mar 14 2012 IEEE ComsocSCV Meeting
Optical Transport Networks (OTN): Standards and Applications
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Feb 8 2012 IEEE ComsocSCV Meeting
Title
Update on Pre-Distortion Techniques to Linearize Wireless Broadband Power Amplifiers
(co-sponsored by IEEE Circuits and Systems SCV chapter)
Date and Time
Wednesday, February 8, 2012; 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location
Texas Instruments Building E, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051
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Program
6:00 - 6:30pm
6:30 - 6:35pm
6:35 - 7:00pm
7:00 - 7:25pm
7:25 - 7:55pm
8:00pm
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Networking
Introduction
John Wood
Rajeev Krishnamoorthy
General Q and A
Closing
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 (no charge, but to help us get a count)
Session Abstract
Power amplifiers in wireless communication systems require high linearity and pre-distortion techniques are required to achieve this without compromising on power efficiency. For this meeting, we have two experts in the field of power amplifier linearization: Dr. John Wood will present an update on new developments in digital pre-distortion and Dr. Rajeev Krishamoorthy will talk about a novel analog pre-distortion technology operating on signals in the RF domain, which has been gaining traction in mid-to-low power cellular base stations as well as several other adjacent markets. Dr. Krishnamoorthy's talk will also cover a family of RF Power Amplifier Linearizers (RFPAL) System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions from Scintera. Dr. Krishnamoorthy will also discuss the applicability of the underlying analog signal processing technology to other markets.
Speaker Biographies
Rajeev Krishnamoorthy is CTO of Scintera Networks. Prior to this, he was founder and CEO of TZero Technologies (acquired by NDS Surgical Imaging), a fabless semiconductor company providing high-performance Ultra Wideband chipsets and digital video solutions. Before founding TZero, Rajeev was VP, Technology at Iospan Wireless (later part of Intel) and helped develop the first commercially available MIMO cellular wireless systems. He began his career at Bell Labs conducting research in communications and data networking, and in the wireless LAN division of AT&T/Lucent in the Netherlands where he played a key role in the development of the earliest WiFi (802.11 and 802.11b) products which enabled the first widely deployed wireless LAN networks.
Rajeev has been an EIR and consultant at Globespan Capital Partners and Tallwood Venture Capital, an advisor and board member of several venture-backed startups, and a Consulting Professor at Stanford University. He earned his PhD from Cornell and his BS from Caltech.
John Wood is currently Senior Principal Member of Technical Staff in Maxim Labs at Maxim Integrated Products, where he is working on Envelope Tracking and Digital Pre-Distortion systems for wireless communications applications. John has prior experience at Freescale Semiconductor, Agilent and Hewlett Packard. He has developed compact device models and behavioral models for RF power transistor and ICs and has experience in developing the measurements techniques required for getting the data for the models. He received the ARFTG Technology Award in 2007 and is a Fellow of the IEEE. He received B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Leeds, UK.
John has organized, co-organized, and presented at many workshops at IMS and RWS in recent years and chaired program committees for several conferences. He is a regular reviewer for several IEEE Transactions and is author or co-author of over 120 papers and articles in the fields of microwave device and system modeling and characterization, and microwave device technology. He is the co-author of Modeling and Characterization of RF and Microwave Power FETs (Cambridge, 2007), and co-editor of Fundamentals of Nonlinear Behavioral Modeling for RF and Microwave Design (Artech House, 2005). He is Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Microwave magazine for 2012-14 and is also an MTT-S Distinguished Microwave Lecturer for 2012-14.
Mar 14 2012 IEEE ComsocSCV Meeting
Title
Optical Transport Networks (OTN): Standards and Applications
Date and Time
Wednesday, March 14, 2012; 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location
Texas Instruments Building E, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051
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a pdf document; your browser/device needs to be able to display pdf for you to view it)
Program
6:00 - 6:30pm
6:30 - 6:35pm
6:35 - 7:30pm
7:30 - 7:55pm
8:00pm
|
Networking
Introduction
Speaker Presentations
General Q and A
Closing
|
 (no charge, but to help us get a count)
Session Abstract
Transport networks are continuously evolving and Optical Transport Networks (OTN) is a case in point. In the last ten years OTN have seen tremendous advances in architecture, flexibility and its ability to transport present and future services. The latest generation of Optical Transport Platforms is integrating cost effectively wavelength switching, extended reach optics, connection oriented packet features and OTN/ODU networking. The presentation addresses the evolution of Optical Transport Networks, Optical Transport Network Standards and future trends
Acknowledgements
We appreciate guest speakers contributing to ComSoc SCV with new concepts and technologies. If you are interested in presenting at our meetings, please contact any of the officers listed. We thank TI (with the help of Mr. Jim Wieser) for providing the ideal venue for the monthly meetings. We also thank the ComSoc SCV officers for their tireless work in keeping this chapter running smoothly.
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