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December - 2005 - issue > On The Cover

Chipshape Achievements

ST Team
Friday, December 2, 2005
ST Team
Slow is fast and less is more. Debapriya Sahu, Senior Design Engineer, Wireless–RF Applications, Texas Instruments uses this one-liner to stay focused on overcoming obstacles. It was in 1998 that he received the first of his four patents, and has four pending approval. Talk about his first patent, it stirs up emotion as he revisits the nostalgic moment.

It was while designing a delay lock loop for a DSL Modem, that Sahu came across a dead zone, which he kicked alive with his innovation. Launched in 2002 the AR7 chip redefined conventional broadband communication and made it affordable. It eventually became the world’s first single chip DSL bridge innovator modem–a complete System on Chip.

In Wireless-RF Applications group, Sahu has led the RF front-end designs for single-chip GPS and DTV solutions. These front-ends provide extremely challenging RF solutions in 90 nm process node enabling system-on-chip integration for wireless applications.
“Yes, engineers in India can come up trumps in innovation if they avoid focusing just on the modules assigned to them and rather look at the big picture,” says Sahu. Clear understanding of the basics taught in schools helps to dream big along with constant touch with cutting edge technology. “Innovation is creativity in the right kind of environment and challenges,” signs off Sahu.


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