Paul Brokaw

Paul Brokaw (January 18th 1935 - September 18th 2025 ^[1] ) was an expert on integrated circuit design who spent most of his career at Analog Devices, where he held the position of Analog Fellow. He was the inventor of many analog IC circuits, including the Brokaw bandgap reference and holder of over 100 patents. He was also an IEEE Fellow.

Publications

• Brokaw, Paul. An IC Amplifier User's Guide to Decoupling, Grounding, and Making Things Go Right for a Change (PDF) (Report). Application Note (Revision B ed.). Analog Devices. AN-202.

Awards and honors

• 2021 - IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits

References

1. https://sscs.ieee.org/membership/in-memoriam/

• "Electronic Design Hall Of Fame: 2002 Honor Roll". Electronic Design. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08.
• "Interview with Paul Brokaw". silicongenesis.stanford.edu. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
• "IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference: Showcase for circuit design in the heart of Silicon Valley" (PDF). IEEE Grid. 54 (8): 8. August 2007.^{[ permanent dead link ]} Keynote and luncheon talks, ""Growing up with Batteries and Wires," Paul Brokaw, Fellow - Analog Devices, of "Brokaw Road" and "Brokaw Bandgap"".
• Williams, Jim (1991). Analog circuit design: art, science, and personalities. Newnes. ISBN   0-7506-9640-0.

External links

• A Transistor Voltage Reference, and What the Band-Gap Has To Do With It – This 1989 video features Paul Brokaw explaining his bandgap voltage reference.