45 SSCS Millennium Medal Recipients Recognized At ISSCC

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SSCS recipients of the IEEE Third Millennium Medals are: Rear l-r: Willy M. Sansen, Richard K. Hester, Masaharu Kubo, Ashwin H. Shah, Charles W. Gwyn, Toshiaki Masuhara, Minoru Nagata, Kurt Hoffmann, David Pricer, Asad A. Abidi Middle l-r: Robert G. Swartz, James D. Meindl, William J. Spencer, Stewart S. Taylor, John D. Cressler, Timothy J. Tredwell, Peter W. Verhofstadt , Jack A. A. Raper, Richard C. Jaeger, Alan B. Grebene, Gerhard Fettweis. Front l-r: Joseph Borel, Earl E. Swartzlander, Jr., Richard D. Baertsch, Rudy J. Van De Plassche, John H. Wuorinen, Stephen H. Lewis, Hajime Sasaki, Bruce A. Wooley, Paul R. Gray, John Trnka

Not present: Gary L. Baldwin, Mark Barber, Horst H. Berger, Franklin H. Blecher, Frank W. Hewlett, Jr., Hajime Ishikawa, Paul G. Jespers, John G. Linvill, Robert G. Meyer, Gordon E. Moore, Harry E. Mussman, Takao Nakano, Yasuo Tarui, Michiyuki Uenohara.

The 45 Solid-State Circuits Society recipients of the IEEE Third Millennium Medals were recognized at the ISSCC on Monday, 6 February. The recipients were honored at the reception on Monday evening, with those in attendance receiving their Medals. In addition, John Linvill, Gordon Moore, and Jim Meindl received their Medals at the ISSCC plenary session for their seminal contributions to the Solid-State Circuits Council, the predecessor of the SSCS. Prof. Linvill was the earliest Council Chair and the first Chair of the Transistor Circuits Conference, the predecessor of the ISSCC. Prof. Meindl was the founding editor of the Journal of Solid-State Circuits and stayed in that position for five years, longer than any other editor. Dr. Moore was the earliest Vice-Chair of the Council and subsequently became its Chair.

IEEE Millennium Medals recipients for seminal contributions to the Solid-State Circuits Council, the predecessor of the SSCS are l-r: John Linvill, the first chair of the Council as well as first Chair of the Transistor Circuits Conference, the predecessor of the ISSCC; Gordon Moore, the earliest Vice-Chair of the Council and later its Chair; and Jim Meindl the founding editor of the Journal of Solid-State Circuits; are congratulated by President Bruce Wooley.

The Third Millennium Medals were created by the IEEE in celebration of the new millennium. The IEEE left the criteria for awarding the Medals up to each entity. The Society decided to award its allocation of the medals to individuals who have rendered outstanding service to the Society and Council over the years and who played important roles in their success. 45 Medals were allocated to the Society. While this number does not come close to covering the innumerable persons who have contributed to the Society and its meetings and publications, the Society is pleased to have the opportunity to recognize a number of those whose time and effort have contributed so much to its progress.