Jim Williams (analog designer)
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James M. "Jim" Williams (April 14, 1948 – June 12, 2011) was an analog circuit designer and technical author who worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(1968–1979), Philbrick
, National Semiconductor
(1979–1982) and Linear Technology
Corporation (LTC) (1982–2011). He suffered a stroke
on June 10 and died on June 12, 2011.
He wrote over 350 publications relating to analog circuit design, including 5 books, 21 application notes for National Semiconductor
, 62 application notes for Linear Technology
, and over 125 articles for EDN Magazine.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
(1968–1979), Philbrick
Philbrick
*George A. Philbrick of George A. Philbrick Researches pioneered the commercial production of the operational amplifier.The Philbrick family has a strong New England literary tradition. Each of the members listed below was educated at Brown University and has been published:* Nathaniel Philbrick*...
, National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor was an American semiconductor manufacturer, that specialized in analog devices and subsystems,formerly headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. The products of National Semiconductor included power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers,...
(1979–1982) and Linear Technology
Linear Technology
Linear Technology Corporation designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of standard high performance analog integrated circuits. Applications for the company's products include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products, notebook and desktop computers, video/multimedia,...
Corporation (LTC) (1982–2011). He suffered a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
on June 10 and died on June 12, 2011.
He wrote over 350 publications relating to analog circuit design, including 5 books, 21 application notes for National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor was an American semiconductor manufacturer, that specialized in analog devices and subsystems,formerly headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. The products of National Semiconductor included power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers,...
, 62 application notes for Linear Technology
Linear Technology
Linear Technology Corporation designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of standard high performance analog integrated circuits. Applications for the company's products include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products, notebook and desktop computers, video/multimedia,...
, and over 125 articles for EDN Magazine.
See also
- Paul BrokawPaul BrokawPaul Brokaw is an expert on integrated circuit design who spent most of his career at Analog Devices, where he held the position of Analog Fellow. He is now employed at IDT. He is the inventor of many analog IC circuits, including the Brokaw bandgap reference and holds over 100 patents...
- Barrie GilbertBarrie GilbertBarrie Gilbert was born in 1937 in Bournemouth, England. He is well-known for his invention of numerous analog circuit concepts, holding over 100 patents worldwide, and for the discovery of the Translinear Principle and a class of related topologies loosely referred to as the Gilbert cell, one of...
- Howard Johnson (electrical engineer)Howard Johnson (electrical engineer)Dr. Howard Johnson is an electrical engineer, known for his consulting work and commonly referenced books on the topic of signal integrity, especially for high speed electronic circuit design.- Area of contribution :...
- Bob PeaseBob PeaseRobert Allen Pease was an analog integrated circuit design expert and technical author. He designed several very successful "best-seller" integrated circuits, many of them in continuous production for multiple decades...
— analog electronics engineer, technical author, and colleague. Pease died in an automobile accident after leaving Williams' memorial.. - Bob WidlarBob WidlarRobert John Widlar was an American electronic engineer and a pioneer of linear integrated circuit design. Widlar invented the basic building blocks of linear ICs like the Widlar current source, the Widlar bandgap voltage reference and the Widlar output stage...
— pioneering analog integrated circuit designer, technical author, early consultant to Linear TechnologyLinear TechnologyLinear Technology Corporation designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of standard high performance analog integrated circuits. Applications for the company's products include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products, notebook and desktop computers, video/multimedia,...
Corporation - Building 20Building 20Building 20 was a temporary wooden structure hastily erected during World War II on the central campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since it was always regarded as "temporary", it never received a formal name throughout its 55-year existence...
— legendary MIT building where Jim Williams had a design lab early in his career
External links
- Archive of EDN articles.
- Tektronix contest video see How to measure temperature.
- http://www.centredaily.com/2011/06/15/2779140/linear-technology-staff-scientist.html
- Linear Technology - Staff Scientist Jim Williams Remembered
- Walker, Rob (2006). Interview with Bob Dobkin and Jim Williams (part of Stanford and the Silicon Valley Project). Recorded April 19, 2006.