Jan A. Narud |
| Posted 2008-09-11 by Pat Wilson |
| NARUD, Jan A. Jan A. Narud, 80, of Scottsdale, AZ passed away on November 29, 2005. He was born in Oslo, Norway, June 3, 1925. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from California Institute of Technology in 1951. He was awarded the Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1955. From 1955 to 1960 he was Asst. Professor of Applied Physics and Engineering at Harvard University. From 1961 to 1967 he was Director of Integrated Circuit Research and Development for Motorola Semiconductor Products Div. In 1967 he received the "Motorola Fellow Award for Outstanding Services." In 1968 he received the Scientific and Technical Society Award "in recognition of his superior technical accomplishment and outstanding contribution to total technology" at Motorola Semiconductor Products Div. In 1969 he was appointed Director of Computer Aided Design at the Motorola Integrated Circuit Center and staff member to the Vice Chairman of Motorola, Inc. In 1981 he received "Patent of the Year" for his Emitter Coupled Logic from Motorola. Between 1966 and 1968 he was a member of the IEEE Executive Committee on Engineering Education. In 1969 he received the IEEE Fellow Award for "His Contributions to he Basic Knowledge and Engineering of Integrated Circuits." In 1968 and 1969 he was appointed Delegate to the Popov Covention to Russia and in 1971 to Israel. From 1975 to 1979 he was Group Leader for the Alternative Fuels and Sources of Energy Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. From 1980 to 1988 he was Associate Division Leader of the Electronic (E) Division. He leaves his wife of thirty years, JoAnne, and his son, Arne G. Narud. A memorial service will be announced later. National Cremation Society handled arrangements. Published in The Arizona Republic on 12/4/2005. |
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