Bob Pease
| Robert A. Pease | |
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| Born |
August 22, 1940 Rockville, Connecticut |
| Died | June 18, 2011 (aged 70) Saratoga, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Bob Pease |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Electronics engineer |
| Known for | Analog integrated circuit design, technical author |
Robert Allen Pease (August 22, 1940 – June 18, 2011) 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. These include the LM331 voltage to frequency converter, and the LM337 adjustable negative voltage regulator (complement to the LM317).
Pease was born on August 22, 1940 in Rockville, Connecticut. He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, and subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961.
He started work in the early 1960s at George A. Philbrick Researches (GAP-R). GAP-R pioneered the first reasonable-cost, mass-produced operational amplifier (op-amp), the K2-W. At GAP-R, Pease developed many high-performance op-amps, built with discrete solid-state components.
In 1976, Pease moved to National Semiconductor Corporation (NSC) as a designer and applications engineer, where he began designing analog monolithic integrated circuits, as well as design reference circuits using these devices. He had advanced to staff scientist by the time of his departure in 2009. During his tenure at NSC, he began writing a popular continuing monthly column called "Pease Porridge" in Electronic Design about his experiences in the world of electronic design and application.
Pease was the author of eight books, including Troubleshooting Analog Circuits, and held 21 patents.
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