Jeff Bier, an expert on embedded processors, is founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance, an industry partnership that works to inspire and empower designers to create more capable and responsive products through integration of vision capabilities. The Alliance provides training videos, tutorial articles, code examples, and an array of other resources (all free of charge) on its web site, www.Embedded-Vision.com. Jeff is also co-founder and president of Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (www.BDTI.com), offering independent analysis and specialized engineering services in the realm of embedded digital signal processing technology.