Electronic Design: James R. Biard, Infrared LED Inventor

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Electronic Design: James R. Biard, Infrared LED Inventor

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Dr. James R. “Bob” Biard (born May 20, 1931) is an American electrical engineer and inventor who holds 72 U.S. patents, including the GaAs infrared light-emitting diode (LED), the optical isolator, the Schottky transistor, and Metal Oxide Semiconductor Read Only Memory (MOS ROM). He has been on the staff of Texas A&M University as an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering since 1980. This year marks 55 years since Dr. Biard and Gary Pittman first observed light emission from a GaAs LED at Texas Instruments (TI) in Dallas. Recently he spoke with Technology Editor Maria Guerra, sharing his memories and thoughts on a number of topics.
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