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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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How a DIY radio kit launched Henry Samuelis career Samuelis path toward becoming one of todays key players in digital communications started 33 years ago, when he was a seventh grader. The company as a whole now has about 700 employees, and Samueli oversees Broadcoms research laboratories in Irvine, San Jose, and San Diego, Calif.;

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From Home Brew to Hasbro

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We bought a booth at the first RoboNexus trade show held in San Jose in 2004. Bob thought we might be able to find some companies who might be interested in paying for our expertise in developing these kinds of balancing robots.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in San Jose.

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