1. In the coffee house of sensor fusion the adjacent possible is being discussed and the necessary bits and pieces are being traded around
   so that they are ready to get put together in novel ways.
   
   In my digressive reading I was really happy with the Huami file, that they are investing BIG time in the rare algo chefs, not in China
   but with a leasurely 10 min drive from QUIK HQ.
   
   Samsung, known as SEC in Korea, is moving the mobile device along with a BIG step forward in the specs on the rumored Fit2 device.
   ANd they are hiring also as this one says....
   
   
   Principal Biometrics Algorithm Engineer
   Samsung
   US - CA - San Jose
   

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   Apply on company websiteApply to Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. on their website
   Job description
   
   
   SSIC Overview
   
   Do you care about building real products on a global scale? Do you have the ability to imagine, innovate,execute and disrupt?
   
   Same Q works on QUIK? I think so
   Do you care about building real products on a global scale? Do you have the ability to imagine, innovate,execute and disrupt?
   
   We are a talented and diverse group of technologists, innovators, and industry leaders, bound by a common passion to reinvent how we approach everyday life.We are SSIC, Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center -- an incubator of new disruptive businesses within the leading global technology company.
   
   
   We launched in late 2012 and are headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley with smaller teams in Tel Aviv, Seoul and London. We are creating newdisruptive platforms and business models for Digital Health, IoT, Next Gen Cloud Infrastructure and HCI. We build things here as well as partner with and invest in early stage partners.
   
   Title
   
   Principal Biometrics Algorithm Engineer
   
   Location
   
   San Jose, CA
   
   
   Team
   
   Digital Health
   
   Team Overview
   
   The Digital Health team is focused on developing a health platform that helps you monitor your health and identify potential health issues before they become serious. We are building a platform that involves sensors, data, algorithms, cloud, hardware and software.
   
   Position Description
   
   As an Algorithms Engineer, you will develop innovative algorithms for real-time processing of physiological data from ECG, PPG, Accelerometers, Bio impedance, and others.
   
   
   With your expertise in developing biometrics algorithms you will devise approaches to signal processing and parameter estimation to develop new biometrics algorithms. You will use your modelling and analysis skills to develop integrated data analytics to transform these biometrics into relevant, useful physiological information.
   
   We want intelligence on the device, machine learning on the device, one layer, then the cloud, their Fit2 is just the start of it for them-
   For any doubters, there will be duplicates, and we really want this evolution to be there- QUIK has it on the Eos2 roadmap.
   
   
   To achieve this you will drive the algorithm development process from end to end: defining experiments for data collection and work with the data collection team to ensure appropriate data is available, perform data analysis and modelling, build and leverage partnerships with physiological and clinical experts in the understanding and interpretation of data results, and use your specific expertise to translate from data to end algorithm.
   
   
   Further you will leverage your experience with real-time firmware/software development on embedded systems such as those in the ARM family of processors to integrate your new algorithms into the real-time embedded systems.
   
   QUIK get those new porting tools over there ASAP> thanks QUIK
   
   
   You will additionally have the opportunity to contribute to the team roadmap and potentially grow into a technical leadership role.
   
   Responsibilities
   
   

   • Develop novel algorithms for signal processing, feature extraction, and data analysis and integration of biometrics information using data from physiological sensors
   • Collaborate with embedded software teams to define related control logic for sensor scheduling specific to the needs of the algorithms.
   • Design ofexperiments for data collection for empirical data analysis and to assess real-time algorithm performance
   • Troubleshooting system performance issues
   • Implementing software for algorithms on platform

   Qualifications and Experiences
   
   

   • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent disciplines, or equivalent years of experience in signal processing and data analysis domain, with a demonstrable mathematical and statistical foundation
   • Thorough understanding of signal processing for novel-feature extraction and the ability to apply these to non-standard (e.g., quasi-periodic) signals
   • Ability to apply data analytics skills to identify new and/or difficult relationships in complex/confusing datasets
   • Experience developing algorithms under constraints for both real-time embedded and cloud-based target systems
   • Expert knowledge of Matlab (or similar)
   • “Plusses” for:

   -Extensive knowledge in biometric signals for estimating blood pressure and in blood pressure- regulating physiology (++)
   
   -A background in biomedical engineering and broad experience with physiological signals
   
   -Exposure to machine learning techniques (e.g., classifiers, supervised /unsupervised, clustering, dimensionality reduction)
   
   -Knowledge of estimation and control techniques (e.g., Kalman Filters, Particle Filters, Hidden Markov Models)
   
   Useful, but reading suggests the Sensory approach of a neural network at an order of magnitude lower power is the FUTURE here..and will separate from the highlighted text above.
   
   -Experience with automated MATLAB/Simulink to C/C++ code generation, Simulink, and Embedded C/C++
   
   Personal Characteristics
   
   •High Integrity
   
   •Brilliant and Curious
   
   •"Interested in details" person
   
   •Interest in the Digital Health vision and mission
   
   • Good communication skills for multifunctional, multinational environment

    

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   How far from QUIK HQ to sit down with someone from SSIC?
   
   24 min
   13.2 miles
   via US-101 N
   23 min without traffic
   
   24 min
   19.4 miles
   via I-280 N
   23 min without traffic
   
   1 h 42 min
   5:50 AM—7:32 AM
    902 Limited X SLAC 
   
   
   THe coral reef of sensor fusion algos is where Huami, SSIC, QUIK live and can actually go to Starbucks and meet at the Senosr meeting this June, and work together.
   
   Who needs QUIK?
   
   Huami does, SSIC does....
   
   Use the cc material on the allocation of resources to the Tier 1...we want that to get started and at the very same time, while saying very little we want the Eos 2 team uver the office of the CTO to be hanging out in the senor fusion coffee house
   so that they can have on the Eos2 exactly what is needed for the above. HUami and SSIC are using these locations for a very real reason and in the BIG pic it also helps the roadmap...............

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   up f0r consideration....staged roll out. Korea will be fIRST. The same geography that QUIK has been hiring for in the last month.......
   
   We have beefed up a LOT ( for us) in Korea, and the jobs filled in short order....
   
   
   
   Fit 2 likely to be unveiled in South Korea in June

   
   

   
   

   By Agamoni Ghosh 
   May 11, 2016 12:52 BST Samsung is working on next-gen Gear Fit(Samsung)
   
   
   
   Samsung's upcoming fitness band the Gear Fit 2 may be released by next month in South Korea followed by a worldwide release, according to latest reports. The Gear Fit 2 will replace the current Gear Fit version that was released in 2014.
   Korean outlet Pulse news reports that a source has said that Samsung has finished the development process for the device and is on track for launching most likely in June. Recently, images of the upcoming smartband were leaked on the internet showing off its new technology.
   
   
   
   
   The device has been in the news for a while now as it is slated to be the first of its kind fitness band with a bio-processor, which will provide users with a wider range of health-based statistics like body fat, skeletal muscle mass, heart rate, heart rhythm, skin temperature and galvanic skin response (GSR). In addition to that, it will provide a detailed breakdown of organ measurements, an electrocardiogram showing heart activity and a graph showing skin temperature.
   The Gear Fit 2 is also expected to have a built-in GPS to allow users to track their outdoor activities. Recent photo and specs leaks also suggest the device will sport a 1.84-inch AMOLED display and an internal memory of 4GB.
   The fitness strap will be made of rubber which is expected to be more flexible than its predecessor. The device may also be waterproof. Some Samsung devices sport the IP68 technology which allows a device to be submerged in over 1.5-metres of cold water for 30 consecutive minutes.
   
   Note how far advanced this thing may well be.... more than almost anything else I have read about. This is a step forward in wearables....new sesnors, new algos, very interesting.

    

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   want this on the same post; think it over......
   
   
   
   Samsung's upcoming fitness band the Gear Fit 2 may be released by next month in South Korea followed by a worldwide release,
   
   
   here is a repost of the snip from the first korea job…\
   
   
   
   Own and manage relationships across multiple levels (SVP to engineering teams) at SEC and LG (SEC priority) and multiple organizations (HW, SW, MM, Procurement, other)
   
   
   Drive execution post-dwin to MP, managing local teams and HQ engagements.
   
   
   add in the cc and it fits together nicely? hope we got a Bob S sort of person for this slot too ;-) 
   Bayesian analysis....
   
   suggests incremental changes in probability... that QUIK has hired (really filled fast )in the same territory for a wearable that is the most advanced large market TAM wearable that is rumored to be seen first in KOREA.
   
   ALso Korea is the most advanced mobile nation on the planet.....in many ways......

    

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   a short item on the most advanced mobile nation in the world....Korea
   
   Monday, January 19, 2015South Korea: "the world's most advanced mobile economy"
   A new report by the Boston Consulting Group confirms and quantifies what those of us living in South Korea have known for a long time. This nation is the world's most advanced mobile economy. The report singles out three countries that are reaping the greatest rewards from the mobile economy: South Korea, the U.S. and China. It notes that "South Korea has quickly become the world’s most advanced mobile economy, having embraced 3G and 4G since their onset. Mobile represents 11 percent of the country’s GDP, valued at $143 billion.
   
   
   
   South Korea is a leading actor across all phases of the mobile value chain, particularly in its high-value segments such as design and production of devices and components.
   
   
   
   
   A strong focus on R&D and bold investments in nascent technologies, such as semiconductors in the 1980s and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) two decades later, helped South Korean players take the lead in design and manufacturing operations."
   As shown in Exhibit 4 from the report (click to see a full size version of the graphic), the six countries analyzed have a combined mobile GDP (mGDP) of more than $1.2 trillion and those same countries account for 47 percent of global GDP. In Korea, the mGDP accounts for 11 percent of the national GDP. Also, as noted in the report and shown clearly in the graphic (light green shading on the bar for Korea) "For nations with high production relative to domestic consumption, such as South Korea, exports are a major, if not the main, driver of mGDP. Countries with the strongest mGDP also tend to have unique capabilities within the highest-value portions of the mobile industry—intellectual property (IP) innovators, device manufacturers, and component designers—enabling high net exports. South Korea’s high mGDP, for example, is due to its major role in producing and exporting essential mobile products and components."
   There is much more in this report and I recommend it to you.
   
   
   The stage is set and I like that a Tier 1 does not sneak a most advanced wearable into a small contry in Africa to try it out, rather it rolls first with the most advanced palce there is...

    

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6. If this wearable gets bundled with smartphones, there could be some very good volumes. Keep your fingers and toes crossed so bundling becomes the marketing tool offered for the distribution of this product.

Hi Bob S., Thanks again for joining QUIK from a nice post in Audience( now Knowles). Your knowledge base and the people you know are very apparent and can help us so much. We need your capable management to help us sweep up China.

Thanks in advance.

2. A common expression in our home...
   
   " Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are."
   
   I'm learning about Bob S. and his friends...
   
   Robert Schoenfield
   
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   Bob Schoenfield is vice president of marketing and business development and is responsible for the go-to-market strategy for the company’s range of earSmart™ Advanced Voice processors, including driving brand awareness, demand generation, product management, product marketing and marketing communications.
   
   Bob is also responsible for managing the company’s engagement with mobile operators worldwide, overseeing partnerships with information service providers, and developing new market and strategic growth opportunities.
   
   Prior to joining Audience, he was vice president of sales for North America at Polaris Wireless, where he was responsible for revenue generation and managing customer relationships with wireless carriers, infrastructure providers, and other strategic partners.
   
   Before that, he was senior vice president of sales, marketing and business development at Aeris Communications and earlier, led the company’s expansion into new markets as president of South America.
   
   He also held various executive roles managing sales and business development for Tetra Tech, Inc., and Nextel Communications. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from San Francisco State University.
   
   
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   So how long was Bob S in China?
   
   

   • Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Managing Director, China
     Audience, Inc.
     January 2014 – September 2015 (1 year 9 months)Shanghai City, China
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     Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
     Audience, Inc.
     March 2011 – January 2014 (2 years 11 months)

   
   So he was at Audience a loong time, that experience in CHina is just HUGE, he has the right friends. He is a GREAT addiiton IMO.

    

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   Bob S. tell me your your friend are. do you know Huawei?
   
   Yes, I know them and here is what I had to say
   
   SOURCE: Audience
   
   
   
   February 28, 2013 09:00 ET
   
   Audience Advanced Voice Technologies Selected for HUAWEI Ascend P2 Smartphone
   
   earSmart eS305 Delivers Industry-Leading Voice Experience for HUAWEI'S Latest Smartphone
   
   
   
   
   
   MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 28, 2013) - Audience®, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADNC), the leader in advanced voice and audio processing for mobile devices, today announced that HUAWEI has selected the earSmart™ eS305 to deliver the voice experience of its new HUAWEI Ascend P2 smartphone. The Ascend P2 marks the fifth device the companies have collaborated on in the last 6 months.
   
   "Audience earSmart technology continues to deliver to the standard that HUAWEI consumers expect when it comes to their real-time communications experience," said Jie Jinjin, vice president of the handset product line for HUAWEI Devices. "We'll constantly improve the voice experience on our smartphone as it becomes increasingly important, from simple calls to advanced speech recognition."
   
   "HUAWEI shares our passion for transforming the consumer experience of interacting with your mobile device with your voice," said Robert Schoenfield, vice president of business development and marketing for Audience. "We're excited to collaborate with HUAWEI as they continue to innovate and bring more platforms to market that deliver on increasing consumer expectations of voice quality."
   
   The HUAWEI Ascend P2 features Audience earSmart Advanced Voice technology to remove distracting background noise and deliver industry leading call quality whether the device is used in handset or speakerphone mode. With support for wideband networks, earSmart technology also enables the Ascend P2 to deliver an HD Voice quality experience while suppressing the additional noise inherent in wideband networks. Powered by a quad-core processor, a 720p screen with in-cell technology and 13-megapixel camera, the Ascend P2 provides one of the most comprehensive feature sets among currently available smartphones.
   
   Bob, I think they will really like the Eos with its sensory stuff, get it loaded with the algos just the way they want it. THanks in advance.

    

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   Miezu was listed #4 Smartphone guy in China.
   
   Hey Bob S., tell me who your friends are do you know Miezu?
   
   Sure, I know them and here is what I said at the time...
   
   

   
   Meizu Selects Audience Advanced Voice for MX4 Pro Smartphone
   New Flagship Phone From Meizu Features Always-on Continuous VoiceQ With User-Selected Keywords
   
   AudienceNovember 19, 2014 9:15 AM
   

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   MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 19, 2014) - Audience, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADNC), the leader in Advanced Voice and a pioneer in Multisensory processing and natural user experience technology for consumer devices, today announced that Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. ("Meizu") has selected the Audience eS704 Advanced Voice processor for its new MX4 Pro smartphone. The Meizu MX4 Pro will be available through China Mobile and China Unicom and was announced today at the 2014 Meizu product launch event "Think Higher" in the Beijing National Stadium.
   
   The MX4 Pro features Audience continuous VoiceQ technology with user-selectable wake-up triggers or keywords. Audience Always-on continuous VoiceQ keeps the phone in an extremely low-power and "always listening" mode so it is ready to understand and immediately act upon verbal commands without the need to touch the phone. In the case of the MX4 Pro, the eS704 allows the user to take individualization a step further and personalize the device's wake-up keyword.
   
   "Audience's innovations in Always-on technology made the eS704 a perfect choice for our new flagship phone, the MX4 Pro," said Mr. Yongxiang Bai, GM of Meizu. "Our customers are seeking elegant, functional design combined with a friendly, fun experience. The touchless and personalized wake-up enables the consumer to interact with their phone in a way that was previously unavailable."
   
   The MX4 Pro is one of the first phones to feature the unique Meizu FLYME 4.0 adaptation of the Android 4.4.4 operating system. It also offers multiple modes with support for TD-LTE, FDD-LTE, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, and GSM networks. The phone features a 5.5-inch Super 2K screen and a Sony 2070w camera. Other hardware specifications include 3GB of RAM, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of ROM with a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa application processor.
   
   "It's an honor to work with an innovator like Meizu on their flagship product as we see momentum for our eS700 series continue to grow," said Robert Schoenfield, vice president of Greater China, Audience. "Features like VoiceQ with user-defined keywords speak to the consumer demand for individuality and personalization. The call for truly natural user experiences is on the rise."
   
   
   For the depressed doubters, and there are so many. This is maybe THE BEST info nuggets I have gotten recently. THis guys has a track record, he has told us who his friends are, he is working where now?
   
   He does NOT work for Audience, he works for QUIK and we will read similar sort of items for the Eos one day soon. Great hire Andy and Brian, it nice to know we have such a KEY geogrpahy with such a capable person, now you guys can do other stuff!

    

commentary on incremental info and how to make use of it in a Bayesian analysis sort of way.

This is subjective probability work and hence it is my own adjustments based on some serious reading and why I generally do not put it out there as it won't work for anyone else...it will be a work in progress as we will have more news item to look at.


In subjective probabilities I had been forced to wearables and did not allow to much work on Smartphones. With this cc I will be expanding my reading into Smartphones.

Geography- I did consider the flurry of wins that did not mean much in TAM but held promise of activity in perhaps the best location of all-In China. Incremental info is that we are hard at work having an Eos loaded they way they want, with their in house algos. That will be HUGE IMO to grease the skids for a broad adoption there. I look forward to reading of this perhaps when the Eos is shipping they will put out this item. Huawei would be one fine win, as would Xiaomi. This is now adjacent possibe territory for me and 10 wins of the right ones are more important than 100 tier 2/3 wearables. I like the Huami folder more now as it is really adjacent possible..if we should read anything with them we have Xiaomi in the bag.

The spread in the Tier 1-the phrase that said a very significant expansion of the evaluation there suggests we have now moved from a wearable to smartphone considerations there. I am going to use this as a mental model of how other initial slots may well go, a trickle to a torrent. I understand and appreciate that like the job listing for the SEC Korea post that QUIK is putting a huge effort into making it right here. THey are NOT majoring in minor things..they are majoring in Major things. 10 of the right slots!

This is info I have hoped for, but did not allow myself to consider as adjacent possible till this cc.

Really took an initial liking of the new guy and that he knows China, a great addition to the people. So I reread this item...


Apr 4, 2016

QuickLogic Names Robert (Bob) Schoenfield as New Vice President of Worldwide Sales


SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/04/16 -- QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of ultra-low power programmable sensor processing, display bridge, and programmable logic solutions, today announced that Robert Schoenfield has joined the company as vice president of worldwide sales. Bringing an impressive track record over the last 25+ years, Schoenfield assumes responsibility for the company's entire sales organization.

Schoenfield comes to QuickLogic from Audience, Inc., a mobile voice and audio-processing company, where he was vice president of worldwide sales and managing director of China. Based in Shanghai, he was responsible for all customer operations, relationship management, and executing sales and distribution strategies to meet the unique market requirements of OEMs and partners around the world.

Prior to joining Audience, Schoenfield was vice president of sales for North America at Polaris Wireless, where he was responsible for revenue generation and managing customer relationships with wireless carriers, infrastructure providers, and other strategic partners. Prior to that, he was vice president of sales and marketing at Aeris Communications and also held various executive roles managing sales and business development for Tetra Tech, Inc., and Nextel Communications. Schoenfield holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from San Francisco State University.

"Bob's impressive sales executive background with top-tier mobile OEMs in our targeted market area and his deep system-level applications experience will enable him to make a significant and immediate contribution atQuickLogic," said Andy Pease,QuickLogic's president and CEO. "I believe with Bob leading our sales effort, we will accelerate our growth in the smartphone, wearable and IoT markets."

We have incremental info on this new guy from his small part in the cc. Impressive, solid, well spoken, I liked how China companies are faster to move than the others. Use this to evaluate QUIK as a going concern. He HAD a great JOB with Audience, he does NOT have to work at QUIK, he knows these markets well enough to make a very sound decision. He is putting his shoulder to the wheel for QUIK- his experience in managing China is HUGE as its not a place for the novice to try to understand how it works. 

Consider he has done more in a month than we could have hoped for and that he can manage any budding relationship into a whole LOT more.

Thanks Bob S, for your joinging the company I am a part owner of, thanks for being on the cc so I could listen a little. I LIKE CHINA a lot. 5 Stars, bring them home for us. Thanks in advance.