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I've been reading this guy's columns in Electronic Design since the Dark Ages. If anyone here really needs to know analog design, Bob Pease is THE guru. And he's quite funny as well.


Eric

 

Yeah, and he's got better test equipment, too.

 

I also enjoy reading Pease' columns.

I've met Bob a couple of times in Huntsville Al when he was on a lecture tour with National semiconductor.

Here's his web site at National:

http://www.national.com/rap/

-Sparky

 

I also enjoy reading Pease' columns.

I've met Bob a couple of times in Huntsville Al when he was on a lecture tour with National semiconductor.

Here's his web site at National:

http://www.national.com/rap/

-Sparky

Glad to have another Pease Porridge disciple on board! I've had a few interesting correspondences with him over the years.
e
ric

 

I have also been a Pease fan for years.

Speaking of gurus, I had a beer circa 1966 with Bob Widlar, who designed, among other more famous ICs, the uA710, which was the first IC comparator. I was trying to make an 8 bit A/D with them, and was frustrated by self-induced input offset due to the power dissipation changes in the input differential pair transistors. When I told him this, he stated unequivocally that an integrated 8 bit A/D would never be possible.
He was definitely a guru, but he was not much of a prophet.
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I have also been a Pease fan for years.

Speaking of gurus, I had a beer circa 1966 with Bob Widlar, who designed, among other more famous ICs, the uA710, which was the first IC comparator. I was trying to make an 8 bit A/D with them, and was frustrated by self-induced input offset due to the power dissipation changes in the input differential pair transistors. When I told him this, he stated unequivocally that an integrated 8 bit A/D would never be possible.
He was definitely a guru, but he was not much of a prophet.​

Wasn't it Bill Gates who said,"We'll never need more than 64K of ram"???

If he followed his own advice, think how lean and mean windows would be!

eric

 

Ok, you had a beer. How many beers did Mr. (Dr.?) Widlar have before making that prediction

 

Ok, you had a beer. How many beers did Mr. (Dr.?) Widlar have before making that prediction

God only knows. He was known, especially in those days, as one who could suck down a lot of booze.

What's All This Widlar Stuff, Anyhow? is a great tribute from RAP to Widlar, and it has some stories about his drinking habits and eccentricities.

 

Thanks for the info. A nice read.