TI engineer, Ted Moise is widely recognized for developing ultra low-power memory technologies that are improving electronics across the medical, consumer electronics and motor control markets.

Dr. Ted Moise has spent the past 14 years of his career at TI looking for a major breakthrough in memory technology so that everyday products like smart phones and tablets could store more data while using less battery. And recently he succeeded.

Moise and his team developed an ultra-low power memory technology called ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) that will never run out. It's faster, holds more data and runs on less power than any similar technology on the market today.

It's considered a breakthrough that will not only make a difference in storage for consumer electronics. it could do the same for lifesaving, implantable medical devices like glucose meters and pacemakers.

To recognize his accomplishments, Moise was awarded one of Texas' highest scientific honors, the 2012 Edith and Peter O'Donnell award from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). The award, given during the recent TAMEST annual conference, recognizes rising Texas researchers who are addressing the essential role that science and technology play in society, and whose work meets the highest standards of exemplary professional performance, creativity and resourcefulness.

"Throughout his 20-year career, Ted has been known as an innovator," said TI vice president Venu Menon. "His work at TI has resulted in technology breakthroughs that are making a difference in people's lives and will only become more significant in the future."

Moise's work is a prime example of technology advancement with a positive impact on society. Besides prolonging the life of medical devices which reduces the frequency of invasive procedures, these innovations are being used to extend and more accurately gauge battery life. It also decreases hazardous waste associated with battery disposal.

FRAM technology also enables secure data encryption to protect against counterfeit devices and can be used in "green" technologies such as adaptive motor control in electric bicycles and consumer appliances.

"We were convinced early on that we could make this into something very significant," Moise said. "It is a tremendous satisfaction to be recognized this way."

Moise, a distinguished member of the technical staff emeritus at TI, holds 41 patents related to electronic devices, designs or techniques that reduce manufacturing costs or decrease power consumption by as much as 10 times.

TAMEST was founded in 2004 by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Nobel Laureates Dr. Michael Brown and the late Dr. Richard Smalley to provide broader recognition of the state's top achievers in medicine, engineering and science, and to build a stronger identity for Texas as an important destination and center of achievement in these fields.

Members include Texas Nobel Laureates and the more than 240 National Academies members. The O'Donnell Awards are named in honor of Edith and Peter O'Donnell, steadfast supporters of the Academy since its inception.

Watch a video about Moise's technology innovation.