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wide variety of IC products and processes while managing the Northwest Labs in
Beaverton, Oregon. He has published over 40 technical papers and been awarded 20
patents. Barrie received the IEEE Outstanding Achievement Award in 1970, was
named an IEEE Fellow in 1984, and received the IEEE Solid-state Circuits Council
Outstanding Development Award in 1986. For recreation, Barrie used to climb
mountains, but nowadays stays home and tries to write music in a classical style for
performance on a cluster of eight computer-controlled synthesizers and other toys.

GARRY GILLETTE received a B.S.E.E. from Stanford in 1961 and a M.S.E.E. from
the University of California-Irvine in 1968. While a student at Stanford, his summer
employment at Electro-Instruments Corp. in San Diego exposed him to a group of
pioneer transistor circuit designers, leaving him with an indelible respect for intel-
lectual honesty, highest technical standards, lightning empiricism, and the fun of
creating something efficient and elegant. Since 1974, he has been employed by the
Semiconductor Test Division of Teradyne, Inc., and is currently their manager of
advanced technology. Garry holds several patents.

BERNARD GORDON is president and chairman of the board of Analogic Corporation,
a high technology company specializing in the design and devetopment of precision
measuring instrumentation and high-speed computing equipment. He is the holder
of over 200 patents worldwide in such fields as data converters, array processing
computers, industrial controllers, diagnostic imaging, and automated test equipment.
An IEEE Fellow, Bernard received the National Medal of Technology in 1986. He
is also the founder of The Gordon Institute to enhance the leadership potential of
engineers.

BARRY HILTON was born and educated in Britain and received a Higher National
Certificate in Applied Physics from Kingston College of Advanced Technology.
Early in his career. he was employed by Solartron Ltd. as a designer of digital volt-
meters. In 1969, Analog Devices hired him to help design the first converter modules
in Boston, and in 1973 Barry became director of engineering for Analog Devices.
In 1975, he decided to establish his own design consulting company, A.I.M., Inc.
Since that time, Analog Devices has kept him very busy as a consultant designing
hybrid converters and numerous integrated circuits. In 1989, Barry established a
second company, Acculin Inc., for the design and manufacture of very high speed
analog integrated circuits. In his leisure time, Barry enjoys golf, swimming, travel-
ing, and classical music.

TOM HORNAK was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. He received his DipLIng.
degree from the Bratislava Technical University and his Ph.D. from the Prague
Technical University, both in electrical engineering. From 1947 to 1961 he worked
in Prague at the Tesla Corp.’s Radio Research Laboratory and from 1962 to 1968 in
the Prague Computer Research Institute. His work in Czechoslovakia involved
development of television cameras, ferrite and thin film memories, high-speed
pulse generators, and sampling oscilloscopes. In 1968, Tom joined Hewlett-
Packard’s Corporate Research Laboratory and is presently head of their high-speed
electronics department. He is responsible for applied research of high-speed data
comniunication circuits, high-speed analog/digital interfaces, and electronic instru-
mentation utilizing advanced Si and GaAs IC processes. Tom has published SO
papers and holds 40 patents. He has served as guest and associate editor of the IEEE
Jourzal ojSolid Stale Circuits and as chairman of the IEEE Solid State Circuits and
Technology Committee. Tom has been named an IEEE Fellow.

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