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Dr. Craig H. Barratt joined Qualcomm in May 2011 as president of Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. He served as president and chief executive officer of Atheros, and as director on the company’s board from 2003, leading the company through its 2004 IPO and growth to over $900M of revenue in 2010, culminating in its 2011 acquisition by Qualcomm.
Dr. Barratt previously served as Atheros’ vice president of technology from 2002 until 2003. Prior to joining Atheros, Dr. Barratt held the role of executive vice president and general manager of ArrayComm, Inc., a company specializing in multi-antenna signal processing.
Dr. Barratt holds Ph.D. and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University, as well as a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in pure mathematics and physics from the University of Sydney in Australia. Dr. Barratt has been granted over 30 patents in a variety of wireless and related technologies and has co-authored a book on linear controller design, various technical publications and open source software.
More than 14 years ago, the IEEE adopted the first WLAN standard, which would go on to serve as the foundation for all further developments in creating today’s Wi-Fi networks. Today, August 2, 2011 is the perfect day to consider the importance and growing uses for connectivity.
Craig Barratt, President of Qualcomm Atheros shares insights and business opportunities at the 2011 Istanbul IQ event.
