Peter
Henry is vice president of National Semiconductor Corporations
Portable Power Systems product line. He has directed
the group since its establishment in 2000 and is responsible
for product development, market strategy and silicon for
this strategic market segment which focuses on maximizing
battery life in wireless devices.
Peter joined National Semiconductor in 1998 as director
of design for the power management product line.
Prior to National, Peter was the vice president of marketing
for Suni Imaging Systems and held a variety of positions
at Analog Devices, Inc.
Peter earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physics from
the University of California, Berkeley. He completed
the Stanford AEA Executive Institute in 1999.
Industry
standards have been slow to arrive on the portable electronics
scene, resulting in long design cycles and closed system
designs. Panelists from leading organizations will discuss
current efforts to provide open standards on key hardware
interfaces connecting systems such as radios, basebands,
application processors, audio, cameras, displays and power
systems.