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AL F. TASH, JR.
Pages 320-325

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... His thesis research in impurities in silicon was the pioneering work that led to the widely known deep-level transient spectroscopy for characterizing impurities in semiconductors, which is still used today worldwide. In 1969 he joined Texas Instruments, performing research that resulted in the first demonstration of a metalinsulator-semiconductor structure in mercury cadmium telluride, and he helped lay the foundation for infrared detector development and products throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
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... In 1978, Al was honored as a Texas Instruments fellow for his contributions to charge coupled devices and MOS dynamic memory technology. He was appointed associate director of the Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)
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... Al initiated a research program with his students in MOS device modeling and analysis that is recognized worldwide. Since starting at UT Austin, Al worked with the new faculty members as a mentor and collaborator to assist them in developing their graduate education and research programs.
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... ; the Semiconductor Research Corporation Technical Excellence Award (1992) ; the Billy and Claude Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award (1995)
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... Ta s c h , J r . 325 Al is survived by his wife Judith; his son Edward and wife Anne; his son David and wife Sara and their children, Carsten and Kelsey; and his sister, Mary Jo Snider.
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