Ives Faroudja is a well-known engineer and inventor in display technology, with expertise in the field of video design, emphasizing high image quality. Ives and his team at Faroudja Laboratories, now a division of Genesis, Inc., have significantly contributed to the improvement of television image quality, and the transitioning to digital processing, HDTV and Flat Panel Display technology. Today, many of his circuitries and algorithms are being incorporated in a large number of TV sets and recorders, most notably in the Asia market. Faroudja holds over sixty U.S. and foreign patents, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including three Emmy Awards, Charles F. Jenkins Life Time Achievement Award and the prestigious David Sarnoff Gold Medal. Faroudja is an M.S. graduate of Paris University, Ecole Superieure d'Electricite. He is a Life Fellow of the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers.