DALLAS, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments
Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the election of three
of its engineers to IEEE Fellow, a distinction reserved for select
IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments are deemed fitting
of this prestigious honor.
TI's Ajith Amerasekera, director
of Kilby Labs, Ahmad Bahai, Analog
Chief Technology Officer, and Luigi
Colombo, TI Fellow in the External Development and
Manufacturing (EDM) group, received the IEEE's highest level of
membership for their innovative contributions in the semiconductor
industry. They join 19 other TI engineers who hold the prestigious
title of IEEE Fellow.
"Innovation is the foundation upon which TI's 80-plus year
history is built," said Rich
Templeton, chairman, president and CEO of Texas Instruments.
"The election to IEEE Fellow is an extraordinary accomplishment,
recognizing those who have driven significant innovations impacting
our industry and the world we live in. We're fortunate to have some
of the brightest minds working at TI."
Each of these individuals is being recognized for his unique
contributions to the electrical engineering community.
Dr. Ajith Amerasekera received
this honor for his leadership in semiconductor innovation and
contributions to circuit design. His background includes research
into high-current and high-voltage effects in submicron CMOS
technologies led to the first predictive models in practical device
and circuit simulators and resulted in an improved understanding of
semiconductor device robustness, including electrostatic discharge
(ESD), latchup physics and circuit-level gate oxide integrity. In
2008, Dr. Amerasekera was chosen to lead Kilby Labs, TI's high-risk innovation centers
focused entirely on delivering breakthrough technology. He has 30
issued patents and has published more than 100 papers in technical
journals and conferences, in addition to four books on
semiconductor electronics. He has served on the technical program
committees of a number of international conferences and is
currently the general chair of the 2012 VLSI Symposium on
Circuits.
Dr. Ahmad Bahai is being
recognized for his contributions to multi-carrier wireless and
wire-line communication systems. Dr. Bahai is the chief technology
officer (CTO) of TI's Analog business and director of TI's analog
and mixed-signal labs. He was previously CTO of National
Semiconductor and director of research labs at National
Semiconductor. He also is an adjunct professor at Stanford University and University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Bahai
co-invented the multi-carrier spread spectrum theory, which is
being used in many modern communication systems, such as 4G and
power line communication. He authored the first textbook on
orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) in 1999 and
served as the associate editor of IEEE journals for five years. He
currently serves on the International Solid-State Circuits
Conference (ISSCC) technical steering committee. Dr. Bahai has more
than 120 IEEE/IEE publications and 26 issued and two pending
patents on systems and circuits.
Dr. Luigi Colombo is recognized
for his contributions to infrared (IR) detectors and high-k gate
dielectrics. His work is extensive; highlights include the
development of the HgCdTe growth process that propelled TI's former
defense business into a leadership position in producing IR
detectors for military imaging applications, such as night vision
and heat-seeking missiles. This basic process is still used by
other companies today for both commercial and military
applications. Dr. Colombo has also played a leadership role in
establishing and identifying the high-k materials technology
currently used by the semiconductor industry. He has authored more
than 130 articles in journals and proceedings, participated in more
than 50 invited and 90 contributed presentations, and written three
book chapters on subjects relating to IR detector materials and
high-k dielectrics. Dr. Colombo holds 73 U.S. and 18 international
patents, with an additional 20 patents pending in the areas of IR
materials, ferroelectric memories, high-k, metal gates, device
integration and graphene.
Innovation at Texas Instruments
Innovation is at the core of TI's business. Over the last three
years, the company has invested $5
billion in R&D. TI's comprehensive innovation strategy
includes funding and collaborating with universities and industry
consortia, incubating breakthrough ideas in Kilby Labs, executing competitive roadmaps
within TI's business units and specialized labs, and developing
world-class manufacturing technologies. This approach allows TI to
develop, evaluate, refine and capitalize on the technology
advancements that enable differentiated products to meet our
customers' evolving needs. Learn more at www.ti.com/innovation.
About IEEE and the IEEE Fellow Program
The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the IEEE Board of
Directors upon a person with an outstanding record of
accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The total
number selected in any one year cannot exceed one-tenth of one-
percent of the total voting membership. IEEE Fellow is the highest
grade of membership and is recognized by the technical community as
a prestigious honor and an important career achievement. 321
individuals have been elevated to IEEE Fellow for 2011.
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is
the world's leading professional association for advancing
technology for humanity. Through its 385,000 members in 160
countries, the association is a leading authority on a wide variety
of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and
telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and
consumer electronics.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments semiconductor innovations help 80,000
customers unlock the possibilities of the world as it could be –
smarter, safer, greener, healthier and more fun. Our
commitment to building a better future is ingrained in everything
we do – from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors,
to caring for our employees, to giving back inside our communities.
This is just the beginning of our story. Learn more at
www.ti.com.
SOURCE Texas Instruments Incorporated