Ken Hansen is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer with Freescale Semiconductor. Prior to becoming CTO, Ken was Vice President and led Freescale’s Chief Development Office where he improved design efficiency and reduced product cost for all Freescale business units. Previously, he held several senior technology and management positions at Freescale and Motorola leading research and development teams. He received the BSEE and MSEE degree from the University of Illinois where he also has been recognized as an ECE Distinguished Alumni, is a Fellow of the IEEE, and holds 11 U.S. patents. Ken is an industry veteran, with 38 years of analog and digital design experience in bipolar, CMOS, and BiCMOS technologies primarily in the area of wireless communications.