Laurence W. Nagel (born: 1945) is an American electrical engineer and industry consultant. He is best known for being the inventor of the SPICE circuit simulator.[1]
Laurence W. Nagel | |
|---|---|
 Laurence W. Nagel | |
| Born | 1945 (age 80–81) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Electrical Engineer |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical Engineering |
Biography
editEducation
editHe attended the University of California, Berkeley where he completed his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in EECS in 1969, 1970, and 1975, respectively.[4]
His PhD dissertation involved developing the SPICE program.[5] His doctoral dissertation supervisor was Donald Pederson. His major collaborator was Ronald A. Rohrer, another American computer scientist.
Career
editIn 1998, he founded his own company called Omega Enterprises Consulting.[6] He is currently working as an independent consultant in San Francisco.[7] He provides expert advice to his clients and customers in the fields of Analog circuit design, Computer-aided design, circuit simulation, semiconductor device modeling.[8]
Awards and Honours
editSPICE was recognized as an IEEE Milestone in 2011.[9]
He has received the IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- https://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/1975/9602.html
- https://computerhistory.org/profile/larry-nagel/
- https://www.omega-enterprises.net/Nagel%20Resume%2020191108.pdf
- https://ethw.org/Laurence_Nagel
- https://resourcecenter.cas.ieee.org/tags/laurence-w-nagel
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laurence-Nagel