Biography:Jim Williams (analog designer)
From HandWiki
Jim Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1948 |
| Died | June 12, 2011 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Electronics engineer |
James M. 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).[1] He wrote over 350 publications[2] relating to analog circuit design, including five books, 21 application notes for National Semiconductor, 62 application notes for Linear Technology, and over 125 articles for EDN Magazine.
Williams suffered a stroke on June 10 and died on June 12, 2011.[3]
Bibliography (partial)
- Williams, Jim (Aug 1984), Understanding and applying the LT1005 multifunction regulator, Application Note, 1, Linear Technology Corp, http://www.linear.com/docs/4098
- Williams, Jim (Sep 1987), Switching regulators for poets: A gentle guide for the trepidatious, Application Note, 25, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an25fa.pdf
- Williams, Jim (Feb 1988), Thermocouple measurement, Application Note, 28, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an28f.pdf
- Williams, Jim (June 1990), Bridge circuits: Marrying gain and balance, Application Note, 43, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an43f.pdf
- Williams, Jim, ed. (1991), Analog Circuit Design: Art, Science and Personalities, The EDN Series for Design Engineers, Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN 978-0-7506-9640-1
- Williams, Jim (Aug 1991), High speed amplifier techniques, Application Note, 47, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an47fa.pdf
- Williams, Jim, ed. (1995), The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design, The EDN Series for Design Engineers, Butterworth–Heinemann, ISBN 0-7506-9505-6, "MIT building 20 at 3:00 A.M./ Tek. 547, pizza, breadboard./ That's Education."
- Williams, Jim (Nov 1995), A fourth generation of LCD backlight technology, Application Note, 65, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an65fa.pdf
- Williams, Jim (Sep 1999), 30 nanosecond settling time measurement for a precision wideband amplifier, Application Note, 79, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an79.pdf
- Williams, Jim (May 2003), Slew rate verification for wideband amplifiers: The taming of the slew, Application Note, 94, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an94f.pdf
- Williams, Jim (Mar 2010), 1ppm settling time measurement for a monolithic 18-bit DAC: When does the last angel stop dancing on a speeding pinhead?, Application Note, 120, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an120f.pdf
- Williams, Jim (Apr 2011), An introduction to acoustic thermometry, Application Note, 131, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/an131f.pdf
For a complete bibliography, see.[2]
See also
- Paul Brokaw
- Barrie Gilbert
- Howard Johnson (electrical engineer)
- Bob Pease — analog electronics engineer, technical author, and colleague. Pease died in an automobile accident after leaving Williams' memorial.[4]
- Bob Widlar — pioneering analog integrated circuit designer, technical author, early consultant to Linear Technology Corporation
- Building 20 — legendary MIT building where Jim Williams had a design lab early in his career
References
- ↑ Williams, Jim, ed. (1991), Analog Circuit Design: Art, Science, and Personalities, Butterworth-Heinemann, p. xi, https://www.scribd.com/doc/54152596/Analog-Circuit-Design, retrieved 2017-09-09
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lundberg, Kent (July 31, 2011), A Bibliography of Jim Williams, MIT, http://web.mit.edu/klund/www/jw/jwbib.pdf
- ↑ Rako, Paul (June 13, 2011), Analog guru Jim Williams dies after stroke, EDN, http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/readerschoice/4368121/Analog-guru-Jim-Williams-dies-after-stroke
- ↑ Rako, Paul (June 20, 2011), Analog engineering legend Bob Pease killed in car crash, EDN, http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/readerschoice/4368147/Analog-engineering-legend-Bob-Pease-killed-in-car-crash
External links
- Archive of EDN articles.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120319221312/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[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]). Recorded April 19, 2006.
 |  |
