James D. Meindl

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James D. Meindl
Born(1933-04-20)April 20, 1933
DiedJune 7, 2020(2020-06-07) (aged 87)
Nationality

James Donald Meindl (April 20, 1933 – June 7, 2020)

Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He won the 2006 IEEE Medal of Honor "for pioneering contributions to microelectronics, including low power, biomedical, physical limits and on-chip interconnect networks.”[3]

Education

He received his

Carnegie-Mellon University
in 1955, 1956 and 1958 respectively.

Career

From 1965 to 1967, he was the founding Director of the Integrated Electronics Division at the

US Army Electronics Laboratories. In 1967 he was appointed John M. Fluke Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
before becoming vice provost of research.

He went on to serve as Associate Dean for Research in the School of Engineering; Director of the Center for Integrated Systems; and was the founding Director of the Integrated Circuits Laboratory. He was appointed Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986 and served in there until 1993.

Meindl's fellowships include the

IEEE and the AAAS and he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering
in 1978.

He is also a co-founder of

.

Notable students

Among his more than 80 doctoral students

Maxim Integrated Products, Nicky Lu, founder of Etron Technology and Krishna Saraswat
, professor at Stanford University.

References

  1. ^ "James D. Meindl, master of integrated circuits, dies at 87". stanford.edu. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ Kloeppel, James (Summer 1995). "Forecasting the Future of Microelectronics". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Online. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  3. ^ "IEEE-Level Awards" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  4. ^ James D. Meindl overview with an ordered list of all of his PHD students . Digest of James D. Meindl Retirement Party, Stanford University, Oct, 2016

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