Paul Brokaw (January 18th 1935 - September 18th 2025https://sscs.ieee.org/membership/in-memoriam/) 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, and recipient of the IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he died at home in Tucson, Arizona, aged 90.
Publications
Awards and honors 2021 - IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits
References
Keynote and luncheon talks, ""Growing up with Batteries and Wires," Paul Brokaw, Fellow - Analog Devices, of "Brokaw Road" and "Brokaw Bandgap"".
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.