Bob Blake joined Altera's European product and technical marketing group in 2000. While at Altera, Bob has been responsible for the technical marketing of Altera's high-speed transceiver products and software design tools and methodologies. Mr Blake is currently the manager of the European Corporate and Product Marketing team; the team are responsible for marketing all Altera Products and tools within Europe. Mr. Blake has over twenty years of experience in the electronics industry within design, applications, and management roles, including systems design with embedded processors and programmable logic. Mr. Blake holds an honors degree in Electronic Engineering from Portsmouth University.
So what does this mean so far? The technology challenges are bigger. We in the semiconductor industry are having a harder time meeting the need for more performance while managing power consumption. All at the same time, we need to get to market faster, lower risk, and productivity for our customers.
Recall that this slide was used in the 2011 sales kick-off meeting; this slide was shown by the Business Units to illustrate the key application areas driving the next-generation technologies & requirements. These key application areas also drive the next generation protocol/interface IP requirements!!!Your input, feedback, and close calaboration with the Business Units & Product Planning defines the next generation IP & solutions roadmaps.