Dr. Michael Herz

Architect in BlackBerry’s Platform Group working on next generation platforms for smartphones and tablets. Standards expert and ambassador: IOs (MIPI, PCI, USB, etc.), Storage (UFS, eMMC, etc.), Video (DP, HDMI, etc.) with focus on PHY layer and testing.

Area of responsibilities include standardization work in high speed digital communication standards such as PCI Express, Serial-ATA, USB, digital video interfaces such as HDMI and DisplayPort, and telecommunication interfaces including MIPI. Global responsibility with key contacts in the US, Europe, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan

Technical consulting for OEM customers in the computer and telecommunication industry. Global responsibility with focus on Taiwan, China, South Korea and Japan

High performance computing architectures

Research area: accelerated computer architectures based on reconfigurable logic

Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture, ASIC Design