James M. 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). He wrote over 350 publications relating to analog circuit design, including five books, 21 application notes for National Semiconductor, 62 application notes for Linear Technology, and over 125 articles for EDN Magazine.
Williams suffered a stroke on June 10 and died on June 12, 2011.
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See also Paul Brokaw Barrie Gilbert Howard Johnson (electrical engineer) Bob Pease — analog electronics engineer, technical author, and colleague. Pease died in an automobile accident after leaving Williams' memorial. Bob Widlar — pioneering analog integrated circuit designer, technical author, early consultant to Linear Technology Corporation Building 20 — legendary MIT building where Jim Williams had a design lab early in his career
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External links Archive of EDN articles. . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319221312/http://www.centredaily.com/2011/06/15/2779140/linear-technology-staff-scientist.html Linear Technology - Staff Scientist Jim Williams Remembered Walker, Rob (2006). Interview with Bob Dobkin and Jim Williams (part of Stanford and the Silicon Valley Project). Recorded April 19, 2006.