Luke Fay Named ATSC Technology Group Chair

Posted on May 16, 2019 in Press Releases

For Immediate Release

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2019 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc. has named Luke Fay as Chairman of the ATSC Technology Group overseeing the ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV standards. He succeeds Madeleine Noland, who became ATSC President on May 15.

“As soon as the appointment of Luke Fay as ATSC Technology Group Chair was proposed, members of the ATSC Board of Directors immediately and overwhelmingly affirmed their support,” said Lynn Claudy, 2019 ATSC Board Chair. “That’s a clear reflection of Luke’s reputation as a highly competent and well regarded leader in the ATSC community.”

Fay, senior manager of technical standards at Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products – America, has been Vice Chair of the “TG3” Technology Group since its inception in 2011. He has chaired the ATSC Specialist Group on Physical Layer (S32) since 2012 and has served as Vice Chair of ATSC Specialist Group on interactivity (S38) since 2018. In recognition of his leadership, he received the ATSC’s highest technical honor, the Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award, in 2015.

At Sony, Fay is heavily involved in the development of the next generation of broadcast television in a number of standards organizations and their efforts to educate members of the new possibilities available with ATSC 3.0. He has more than 20 years of experience in digital communications systems engineering and receiver design, starting with cable modem demodulators in 1996, followed by work on ATSC 1.0 demodulators, developing early receiver chips for digital television.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Technological University. He has been granted 13 patents with 10 more pending in the area of Digital Signal Processing.

Fay is the fourth chair of TG3, following in the footsteps of James Kutzner (2011-15), who retired from PBS, Dr. Richard Chernock (2015-18), who retired from Triveni Digital, and Noland (2018-19), who is now ATSC President, succeeding Mark Richer, who retires.

“Luke brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership talent to TG3. He is very well respected in the industry and is ideally suited to lead the continued evolution of the ATSC’s Next Gen TV standards development efforts,” said Noland.
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About the ATSC:
The Advanced Television Systems Committee is defining the future of television with ATSC 3.0 next-generation broadcast standards. Founded in 1983, the ATSC is an international, non-profit organization developing voluntary standards for digital television. The ATSC’s 130-plus member organizations represent the broadcast, broad-cast equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable, satellite and semiconductor industries. atscnextgentv.vp77wsn4-liquidwebsites.com.

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