New Texas Instruments Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
We were delighted to welcome the Vice Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce, and Mr Robert Owen, University Programme Manager, Texas Instruments (TI), to the School to open the new TI Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Laboratory on Wednesday 16th November.
At the opening, the Vice Chancellor highlighted the importance of working with the world’s leading manufacturer of
DSP chips and that Sir Peter Bonfield, an engineering graduate from Loughborough University, began his career with
Texas Instruments Limited, Bedford, UK..
Robert Owen recalled that the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (now the School of Electronic,
Electrical and Systems Engineering) has a long history in the field of DSP. He mentioned that during the 1980s
Loughborough Sound Images plc was formed from activities within the Department and in his early career with
TI the Department was quick to seize upon the opportunity to promote DSP within its teaching and research activities
through working with TI.
He has therefore been particularly pleased to re-establish this partnership over the last five years with Professor
Jonathon Chambers the Head of our Advanced Signal Processing Group, who Robert remarked to be one of the UK’s
leading DSP teachers. TI has already donated development kits, based upon the TMS320C6713 DSP, which, through
the work of Dr Paul Lepper, are being used extensively in the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Jonathon, Associate Dean (Enterprise) said, “The mathematical basis of DSP is transformed when students experience the effects of DSP processing on their own voice through using the devices provided by TI. We are really excited by the future opportunities to exploit these tools throughout our teaching and research. Our students will thereby be equipped with key real-time DSP skills which will maximise their employability in our digital age.”
November 2011