SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Tessera
Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: TSRA) (the "Company" or "Tessera") is
pleased to announce Dr. Petronel Bigioi, senior vice president of
engineering and general manager at FotoNation,
has been named an IEEE
Fellow. Dr. Bigioi is being recognized for leadership in advancing
digital imaging technology for handheld consumer devices. With more than
15 years' experience engineering digital imaging solutions for digital
still cameras, smartphones, and other related devices, Dr. Bigioi has
worked alongside his team of engineers to pioneer many of the features
that are considered essential components of digital photography today.
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Dr. Petronel Bigioi, senior vice president of engineering and general manager at FotoNation, and IEEE Fellow (Photo: Business Wire)
"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 and is the highest grade of membership
conferred by the institute," said Tom Lacey, CEO Tessera Holding
Corporation. "Petro has been a pioneer and leader in his field and
richly deserves this recognition. We are honored to have such a talented
mind and innovator within the leadership of our company."
A co-founder of FotoNation, Dr. Bigioi is a pioneer of digital camera
connectivity and a co-author of the picture transfer protocol (PTP) and
PTP-over-IP networks communication standards. Dr. Bigioi has a Ph.D.
(digital camera), M.Sc. (ASIC design) and a first class B.Sc. degree in
electronic engineering from Transylvania University in Brasov, Romania.
He also holds an M.Eng. (networks and communications) degree from
National University of Ireland, Galway. Dr. Bigioi has presented and
published more than 35 papers and has more than 250 granted and
published U.S. and international patents to date.
The IEEE is the world's leading professional association for advancing
technology for humanity. Through its 400,000 plus 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. The
association also sponsors or co-sponsors nearly 1,700 international
technical conferences each year. For more information on IEEE or the
IEEE Fellow Program, please visit www.ieee.org.
About Tessera Holding Corporation
Tessera Holding Corporation is the parent company of Tessera, DTS,
FotoNation and Invensas. We are one of the world's leading product and
technology licensing companies. Our technologies and intellectual
property are deployed, in areas such as premium audio, computational
imaging, computer vision, mobile computing and communications, memory,
data storage, 3D semiconductor interconnect and packaging. We invent
smart sight and sound technologies that enhance and help to transform
the human connected experience.
For more information, call +1 408-321-6000 or visit www.tesseraholdingcorporation.com.
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Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company,
brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies.
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