Ami Miron

Ami Miron
Ami Miron
	Polytechnic Institute of NYU; Columbia University
Known for	Picture In Picture (PIP); Ghost canceling technology; High-definition television (HDTV)

Ami Miron is an

Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards

for these last two innovations.

Early life and education

Miron was born and grew up on

Polytechnic Institute of New York University and a professional degree in electrical engineering from Columbia University. He later completed an executive management program at Babson College.^[5]

Career

Philips Electronics

After working for Dutch electronics company Philips in the

Technology and Engineering Emmy Award. Miron won his second Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for leading the development of the first high-definition television (HDTV) system in the U.S., which the FCC then selected as the U.S. standard.^[8]

General Instrument Corporation

In 1993, Miron joined Horsham, Pennsylvania-based General Instrument Corporation (later part of Motorola and now Google) as vice president to lead advanced technology and new products for the cable television, consumer and telecommunication markets.^[3]

MoreCom

In 1997, Miron left General Instrument to found MoreCom Inc., a software networking company based in Horsham that provided digital entertainment and Internet content to televisions.^[2]^[9] In 2000, Liberate Technologies acquired the privately held firm in an all-stock deal.^[1]^[10]

Current ventures

Miron is the founder and president of

Wharton Small Business Development Center and an advisor to the Columbia University Entrepreneurship program.^[3]^[11]

Personal life

Miron resides in Dresher, Pennsylvania and is the father to four children.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Peachier Than Peach". Globes. 29 March 2000. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Liberate spends $561m. on firm in which Israeli venture capital funds hold some 40%". The Jerusalem Post. 29 March 2000. p. 12.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The (High) Definition of Success". Columbia Engineering. 53 (2): 26. Spring 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03.
^ "כי סרן עמיחי מירון" (in Hebrew). Beit Hatothan.
^ "Ami Miron EE'89". Columbia Engineering. Archived from the original on 2012-12-22.
^ "הטלביזיה מתה תחי הטלביזיה" [TV is dead long live TV]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). 25 December 1992.
^ "Philips Laboratories tunes in HDTV work". Gannett Westchester Newspapers. 17 March 1991.
^ ^a ^b "Ami Miron". Ben Franklin Technology Partners.
^ "Ami Miron's Dream Inspired Millions of Interactive Cable Boxes". Ben Franklin Technology Partners. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
^ "Small Business Makes it Big". Globes. 18 May 2000. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013.
^ "Team". Emerald Stage2 Ventures.

[globes-1] "Peachier Than Peach". Globes. 29 March 2000. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013.

[jpost-2] "Liberate spends $561m. on firm in which Israeli venture capital funds hold some 40%". The Jerusalem Post. 29 March 2000. p. 12.

[columbiaengineering-3] "The (High) Definition of Success". Columbia Engineering. 53 (2): 26. Spring 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03.

[4] "כי סרן עמיחי מירון" (in Hebrew). Beit Hatothan.

[columbiaengineering1-5] "Ami Miron EE'89". Columbia Engineering. Archived from the original on 2012-12-22.

[YA-6] "הטלביזיה מתה תחי הטלביזיה" [TV is dead long live TV]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). 25 December 1992.

[7] "Philips Laboratories tunes in HDTV work". Gannett Westchester Newspapers. 17 March 1991.

[benfranklin-8] "Ami Miron". Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

[9] "Ami Miron's Dream Inspired Millions of Interactive Cable Boxes". Ben Franklin Technology Partners. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.

[globes1-10] "Small Business Makes it Big". Globes. 18 May 2000. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013.

[11] "Team". Emerald Stage2 Ventures.

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