Paul Bassett is a Sr. Director, Technology at Qualcomm with the DSP team. He has over 25 years of experience with processor-centric custom design, physical design and design methodology. Prior to Qualcomm Paul worked for AMD, Alchemy Semiconductor, Ross Technologies, Kendall Square Research and Bolt, Beranek and Newman. Paul has contributed to multiple publications and patents in his areas of focus. Paul has an MSEE from MIT and BSEE from Texas A&M.