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A. Richard Newton
Pages 216-221

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... With his eloquence and personal magnetism, he attracted widespread attention to the crucial role of engineers in tackling difficult challenges, particularly challenges facing developing nations. Born in Melbourne, Australia, on July 1, 1951, Newton was a dedicated educator, researcher, and businessman.
From page 218...
... Pederson and Newton worked together to improve SPICE (simulated program with integrated circuit emphasis) , a simulation program that enables engineers to analyze and design complex electronic circuitry quickly and accurately.
From page 219...
... At Berkeley, he cofounded the Gigascale Silicon Research Center for Design and Test, a nine-university, industry, and government research consortium to address challenges in chip design and testing. A trusted advisor in the commercialization of emerging technology, Newton served on a number of advisory boards, including the technical Advisory Board of Microsoft Research Laboratories, Lightspeed Semiconductor, Radiata (now a Cisco company)
From page 220...
... He was a poet, writer, and occasional painter. Newton lived in Orinda, California, with his German-born wife, Petra Michel, a theoretical physicist and publisher, and their two children, Neris (13)


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