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Peter Verhofstadt |
Peter Verhofstadt, a close friend and colleague of many of us in the solid-state circuits community, passed away on May 10, 2001, after a long battle with cancer. Peter contributed enormously to solid-state circuits community. In the 1970s he was an early pioneer in areas such as semiconductor memory, digital signal processing and computer-aided design. In 1991 he joined the SRC and subsequently played a very significant role in shaping the structure of research support for microelectronics. For example, the SRC Focus Center Research Program is largely his creation.
Among his many professional contributions, Peter served as President of the Solid-State Circuits Council; a guest editor of the Journal of Solid-State Circuits; and Chair of the ISSCC, the Solid-State Circuits and Technology Committee, and the VLSI Circuits Symposium. He was also one of the founders of the Symposium on Low Power Electronics, and he served the Solid-State Circuits Society in a variety of capacities. The entire community will miss his extraordinary insight and dedication, as well as his warm and gracious personality.
Peter is survived by his wife Betty, children Kirsten and Derek, and grandson Nicolas. Condolences may be sent to the family at 18691 Casablanca Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070.
Bruce Wooley
SSCS President
wooley@par.stanford.edu