Jim Williams (analog designer)
| Jim Williams |
| Born |
April 14, 1948 |
| Died |
June 12, 2011(2011-06-12) (aged 63)
California |
| Nationality |
American |
| Occupation |
Electronics engineer |
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).[1] He suffered a stroke on June 10 and died on June 12, 2011.[2]
He wrote over 350 publications[3] 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.
Bibliography (partial)
- Williams, Jim (Aug. 1984), Understanding and applying the LT1005 multifunction regulator, Application Note, 1, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/Application%20Note/an1.pdf
- 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/Application%20Note/an25fa.pdf
- Williams, Jim (Feb. 1988), Thermocouple measurement, Application Note, 28, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/Application%20Note/an28f.pdf
- Williams, Jim (June 1990), Bridge circuits: Marrying gain and balance, Application Note, 43, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/Application%20Note/an43f.pdf
- Williams, Jim, ed. (1991), Analog Circuit Design: Art, Science and Personalities, The EDN Series for Design Engineers, Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN 978-0750696401
- Williams, Jim (Aug. 1991), High speed amplifier techniques, Application Note, 47, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/Application%20Note/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/Application%20Note/an65f.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/Application%20Note/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/Application%20Note/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/Application%20Note/an120f.pdf
- Williams, Jim (Apr. 2011), An introduction to acoustic thermometry, Application Note, 131, Linear Technology Corp, http://cds.linear.com/docs/Application%20Note/an131f.pdf
For a complete bibliography, see [3].
See also
References
- ^ Williams, Jim, ed. (1991), Analog Circuit Design: Art, Science, and Personalities, Butterworth-Heinemann, http://www.scribd.com/doc/54152596/Analog-Circuit-Design
- ^ Rako, Paul (June 13, 2011), Analog guru Jim Williams dies after stroke, EDN, http://www.edn.com/article/518496-Analog_guru_Jim_Williams_dies_after_stroke.php
- ^ a b Lundberg, Kent (July 31, 2011), A Bibliography of Jim Williams, MIT, http://web.mit.edu/klund/www/jw/jwbib.pdf
- ^ Rako, Paul (June 20, 2011), Analog engineering legend Bob Pease killed in car crash, EDN, http://www.edn.com/article/518568-Analog_engineering_legend_Bob_Pease_killed_in_car_crash.php
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Williams, Jim |
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| Date of birth |
April 14, 1948 |
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| Date of death |
June 12, 2011 |
| Place of death |
California |