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Franz Dugand

Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Wireless IoT BU, CEVA. Franz Dugand is in charge of expanding the CEVA Wireless IoT product lines (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB, NB-IoT) into various market segments such as mobile, consumer electronics, gateway, healthcare, automotive, industrial and other IoT applications. Franz has more than two decades of experience in the semiconductor IP area, specifically in the wireless IoT markets working on Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB and NB-IoT. Before joining CEVA, he co-founded RivieraWaves in 2010 and lead the sales and marketing activities. In 4 years, he grew the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi IP business from zero to more than $4M annually, until the company has been acquired by CEVA. Before RivieraWaves, Franz has been the Product Marketing Manager at Wipro-NewLogic during 4 years, in charge of the Bluetooth IP portfolio. From 1999 to 2005, Franz held several positions as project leader, customer support manager, team leader and hardware design engineer at VLSI Technology, Philips Semiconductor, NewLogic and PLDA, working on various projects in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and PCIexpress. Franz has an engineering degree from Telecom ParisTech, Paris, with specialization in Electronics of Telecom Systems. He also holds a Master degree in Applied Physics from Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble.

All blog posts by Franz Dugand

Connectivity Wi-Fi
Scale Wi-Fi to the IoT with embedded 802.11ax
Posted On July 17, 2018 Franz Dugand

There’s a rush to “smarten” previously dumb appliances. In the smart home, we already see smart speakers, TVs, heating and …
Bluetooth
Implementing a mesh network? Here’s why you should use Bluetooth
Posted On November 3, 2017 Franz Dugand

Until now, many solutions have been introduced for wireless mesh networks using various technologies. The initial goal was to create …
Connectivity Imaging & vision Wi-Fi
The invisible link between cameras, drones, and VR headsets
Posted On July 10, 2017 Franz Dugand

In today's market, there are a number of extremely popular devices that combine computer vision (CV) and image processing with …
Bluetooth Connectivity
Bluetooth audio streaming is everywhere and improving
Posted On April 14, 2017 Franz Dugand

Audio devices using Bluetooth (BT) connectivity are becoming more ubiquitous than ever. Apple, among others, have eliminated the standard 3.5mm …
Bluetooth Connectivity
Why your device and your charger should talk over BLE
Posted On December 15, 2016 Franz Dugand

An increasing number of devices are shedding their cords, becoming more portable and more convenient to use, like the should-be-here-any-minute-now …
Bluetooth Communication IoT
New Bluetooth 5 Spec Sets the Stage for a Faster, Better IoT
Posted On December 8, 2016 Franz Dugand

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the launch of Bluetooth 5. As expected, the new version boasts longer …

Bluetooth Connectivity Uncategorized
Will Bluetooth 5 Enhancements Make BLE the Best Choice for IoT?
Posted On June 20, 2016 Franz Dugand

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is already a leading communication standard in the vast domain of the Internet of Things (IoT). …
Uncategorized Wi-Fi
Download: RivieraWaves Wi-Fi Stream 802.11ac Wave 3 software-defined modem (SDM) White Paper
Posted On September 21, 2015 Franz Dugand

The RivieraWaves Wi-Fi IP family offers a comprehensive suite of platforms for embedding Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac into SoCs/ASSPs. Optimized implementations are …
Connectivity Wi-Fi
WiFi Three Ways from CEVA
Posted On September 2, 2015 Franz Dugand

Designers planning to integrate Wi-Fi capability into an SoC are now faced with a number of choices. In a recent …