Jeyhan Karaoğuz

Jeyhan Karaoğuz earned his M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1992) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the North Carolina State University. In the first decade of his career, he held technical and research management positions at IBM Research Triangle Park, IBM Zurich Research Labs, and Motorola Labs, where he made key technical contributions to the development of early industry standards for fast ethernet and cable modems. He also served as the editor for the physical layer of multiple IEEE industry standards. In 2000, he joined Broadcom Corporation as a principal engineer and has held various engineering positions in research and development for more than 20 years, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of Intellectual Property. Dr. Karaoğuz conducted pioneering research and development in broadband network access, wireless connectivity, and mobile devices in their early days. He is a prolific inventor with 764 US patents awarded to his name. His innovations span a wide range of digital living technologies, powering everyday essentials like mobile devices and wireless networks.