A. Richard Newton
Engineer and academic in electronics
Born
1951
75 years ago
Died
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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An Australian-American engineer and academic contributed significantly to the field of electronics and computer engineering. Served as a professor and department chair at the University of California, Berkeley. Played a key role in founding the Berkeley Wireless Research Center. Published numerous influential papers in areas such as electronic design automation and VLSI design. Held leadership positions at various technology companies and institutions, focusing on advancing electronic technologies.
Served as Dean of the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley
Co-founded the Berkeley Wireless Research Center
Contributed to the development of electronic design automation
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