{"id":2018,"date":"2017-12-19T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2023-07-15T14:59:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T21:59:28","slug":"whats-all-this-bob-pease-stuff-anyhow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/whats-all-this-bob-pease-stuff-anyhow\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhat\u2019s All This Bob Pease Stuff, Anyhow?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-life-of-bob-pease-analog-legend\">The Life of Bob Pease, Analog Legend<\/h1>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We lost an analog legend in 2011, but the legacy of Bob Pease still lives on. Like other larger-than-life personalities of his day, Pease exemplified what it meant to be an engineer focused on pure excellence. Part designer, part teacher, he was in love with his work and passionate about sharing his knowledge and helping others without question. As Bob might have said, what\u2019s all this PCB design stuff, anyhow? This is the story of Bob Pease, still alive in all of us.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/my_favorite_programming_language_is_solder_pease.jpg\" alt=\"my favorite programming language is solder pease\" class=\"wp-image-59190\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bob Pease, keeping it real. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/ww\/en\/bobpease\/\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lets-talk-about-bobs-desk\">Let\u2019s Talk About Bob\u2019s Desk<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob Pease was famous for many things; his desk is one of them. One can hardly call it a desk though, it was more like a cave with lots of hidden passageways. One colleague at National filmed a rare sighting:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Pease's office\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t513IZ5V9Nk?start=152&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"aspect-ratio:500 \/ 375;width:100%;height:auto;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s hard not to make any quick judgments about the man based on his knack for clutter. But look beneath the madness though, and you\u2019ll see a man with a precise system and way of understanding his world. One story explains it all. Back when he worked at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Semiconductor\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Semiconductor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a colleague walked into Bob\u2019s cube needing a schematic diagram for an old chip. Among a dizzying stack of papers, components, and boxes, Pease simply whipped around, dug into a pile, and delivered the diagram.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large size-full wp-image-1669\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pease-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pease-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pease-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pease-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pease.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The legendary desk of genius engineer Bob Pease. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/10-things-everyone-needs-know-pcb-designers\/\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Bob\u2019s colleague came to return the schematic, he noticed that Pease placed it into an entirely different stack of papers. Hmm, was there actually some systematic filing going on here? This guy decided to test out his theory and return six months later to ask Pease for the same schematic diagram. Without breaking a sweat, Pease dug a few inches into that stack of papers and out came the diagram. There was a method to Bob\u2019s madness that I think some of us will never understand. The analog mind, wild and creatively free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/BobPeaseArtist.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Pease artist\" class=\"wp-image-59200\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The man, the myth, the legend, Bob Pease. (<a href=\"https:\/\/theamphour.com\/the-amp-hour-48-posthumous-pease-porridge\/\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-start-of-bobs-career\">The Start of Bob\u2019s Career<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob went to high school in Massachusetts and later went on to earn a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Electrical Engineering from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In 1961 he started working for <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronicdesign.com\/analog\/george-philbrick\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George A. Philbrick Researches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where he helped to push operational amplifiers into affordable commercial use with the help of solid-state components.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob was later offered a position at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.analog.com\/en\/about-adi.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analog Devices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but chose to move to San Francisco with his wife in 1976 where he joined the ranks of National Semiconductor, now <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/corp\/docs\/company\/home.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas Instruments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It was at National where Bob\u2019s personality and genius in engineering really began to shine. As a designer and applications engineer, Pease had his hands in the creation of famous analog integrated circuits like <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/LM331\/datasheet\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LM331<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/lit\/ds\/symlink\/lm137.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LM337<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He was also a man of real service, answering calls and emails around the clock from engineers in need.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As much as Bob lived in a world of analog design, he also existed in his own world and owned it. National would commonly put on demo days to show off new products and designs. Bob would show up not in company uniform, but instead sported his hiking coat decorated with patches from his journeys in Nepal.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/National-Semi-demo-days.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Pease national semi demo days\" class=\"wp-image-59205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/National-Semi-demo-days.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/National-Semi-demo-days-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bob was sporting his Nepal patches as he demos a circuit. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edn.com\/design\/analog\/4442229\/Honoring-the-late-analog-great-Bob-Pease\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At these shows, Bob would whip together air-wired components to chips that gave engineers an intimate perspective on his theory and methods. Rather than using wires, he would use low-ohm resistors to model trace resistance, and a combination of megohm resistors and reversed diodes to model substrate effects. Bob also used to love using plastic wafer carrier buckets as a support for mounting his banana jacks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wafer-carrier.jpg\" alt=\"wafer carrier\" class=\"wp-image-59210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wafer-carrier.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wafer-carrier-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wafer-carrier-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Here\u2019s a wafer carrier with circuits air-wired by Bob Pease. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edn.com\/design\/analog\/4442229\/Honoring-the-late-analog-great-Bob-Pease\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his 33 years at National, Bob served as the face of the company. I\u2019d imagine this was partly to do with his enthusiastic and quirky personality, genius engineering, and passion for teaching. When National ran analog seminars every few years, Bob would tirelessly travel from city to city, teaching analog engineers the tools of the trade in the United States, Europe, India, and China.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-many-faces-of-bob\">The Many Faces of Bob<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When people talk about Bob Pease, there are many aspects that come to mind. Some people know him for his amazing analog designs. Bob designed quite a few, including:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temperature-voltage frequency converters that were used in medical research expeditions to Mt. Everest in the 1980s. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seismic preamplifier chips that were used to measure ground tremors in the United States moon landing missions. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The famous voltage-to-frequency converter, LM331, and adjustable voltage regulator, LM337.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When all was said and done after a 33-year career, Bob received 21 patents and crafted more than 20 integrated circuits. He was by all accounts an analog design legend.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2027\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot_1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pease hand drawn circuit\" class=\"wp-image-59215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot_1-1-1.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot_1-1-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot_1-1-1-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>One of the many hand-crafted circuits by RAP. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ti.com\/ww\/en\/bobpease\/assets\/www-national-com_rap.pdf\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bobs-semiconductor-knowledge\">Bob\u2019s Semiconductor Knowledge<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob was also known for his far-reaching breadth of experience. Today\u2019s engineers are herded into specialties, but back in Bob\u2019s career, he had experience with analog functions, vacuum tubes, discrete circuits and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerhistory.org\/revolution\/digital-logic\/12\/287\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rubylith masking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> materials to design ICs. All of this experience and knowledge from the birth of the semiconductor industry allowed Pease to understand the underlying foundations of his designs at a physics level. Bob could see the big picture and the details, whenever he chose.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As EDN columnist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edn.com\/user\/Paul.Rako\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Rako<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> goes on to explain,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBob Pease was one of those analog engineers who spanned the semiconductor industry\u2019s early history. He started working on vacuum tubes and discrete components, then monolithic analog circuits with the planar process. Later in his career he put all of this accumulated knowledge to use as an applications engineer. That&#8217;s what gave him such breadth.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob\u2019s rich experience and designs went on to land him many awards, including:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) from Embedded Systems Conference in 2010.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Electronic Engineering Hall of Fame from Electronic Design Magazine in 2002. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was also recognized as one of the top 10 analog engineers of all time in 2009 by EE Times.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bobs-passion-for-teaching\">Bob\u2019s Passion for Teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At his core, Bob Pease was a passionate teacher, always willing to help fellow engineers in need regardless of what company they worked for. He was great friends with Tim Regan, an amplifier applications manager at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linear.com\/company\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linear Technology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, AKA the competition. Bob would commonly stop by Tim\u2019s home to share articles, clippings, or some new analog hardware. He didn&#8217;t care what company you worked for, so long as you were passionate about analog design. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large size-full wp-image-2028\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rako-tab-1024x532.jpg\" alt=\"Bob and Tim\" class=\"wp-image-59220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rako-tab-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rako-tab-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rako-tab-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rako-tab-1536x798.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rako-tab.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bob and Tim are sharing some drinks and knowledge. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronicdesign.com\/analog\/what-s-all-rip-rest-pease-stuff-anyhow\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s one time back at National, where Bob\u2019s fellow engineers needed to be educated on the design of bandgap references. Bob\u2019s personality took hold, and he dubbed himself <em>The Czar of Bandgaps<\/em>, dressing up in a military suit with a necklace made from metal TO-3 packages. He taught with enthusiasm and owned his role wholly.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2029\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob_pease_czar_of_bandgaps_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Czar of bandgaps\" class=\"wp-image-59225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob_pease_czar_of_bandgaps_thumb.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob_pease_czar_of_bandgaps_thumb-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bob Pease as the Czar of Bandgaps. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embedded.com\/print\/4311572\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob was known for working long hours at National, sharing information with anyone who cared to ask. He didn\u2019t care if the person calling was a National customer or not. They could have been a student, veteran engineer, competitor, it didn&#8217;t matter. Bob would answer questions from anyone. All that mattered to Bob was that you had a problem worth solving. As Don Archer, Analog Design Engineer from National put it, <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDiscussing the solutions made one think differently and look at alternative possibilities. It was a fun time working with Bob and he loved working through difficult problems to find elegant answers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bobs-love-for-the-environment\">Bob\u2019s Love for the Environment<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob held a deep connection and respect for the environment way before it was a corporate social responsibility movement. In the 1980s he putzed around in a 1967 VW Beetle. Why? It got 30-40 miles to the gallon. But then disaster struck.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late one evening Bob was leaving the National Parking lot. It was also during this time that the security staff had wired up a chain over the entrance to secure the lot. The only problem was there wasn\u2019t any visible marking on it. Unseen by Bob, he plowed through it, ultimately totaling his 1967 Beetle and turning it into a convertible in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob pressed National Semiconductor to buy him a new car, and so they did. But to the company&#8217;s\u2019 surprise, Bob bought himself a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. The man just loved to keep it simple. When Bob was asked why he didn\u2019t buy an expensive new car on National\u2019s dime, Bob explained that the Beetle was exactly the car he wanted to drive. He knew what he wanted.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob_pease_stegasauris_bug_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob_pease_stegasauris_bug_thumb.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob_pease_stegasauris_bug_thumb-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bob Pease with his pride and joy VW Bug. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edn.com\/electronics-blogs\/anablog\/4311558\/Bob-Pease-didn-t-hate-Spice-simulations\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bobs-work-still-lives-on\">Bob\u2019s Work Still Lives On<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 18, 2011 was the day we lost Bob Pease. He was leaving a memorial for Jim Williams, another analog design legend, where he reportedly lost control of his car and ran into a tree. Bob wasn\u2019t wearing a seatbelt, and paramedics said his his death was likely instant. He left us at 70 years old, but not without a rich reservoir of engineering knowledge. We\u2019d like to share this with you now to spread it along with your journey!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"books-amp-blogs\">Books &amp; Blogs<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob was a fantastic writer that artfully blended humor with an in-depth knowledge and passion for teaching his craft. He authored eight publications in total. The most popular include:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Troubleshooting-Analog-Circuits-Series-Engineers\/dp\/0750694998\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1376696201&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=bob+pease\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Troubleshooting Analog Circuits<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Circuit-Design-Know-All-Newnes\/dp\/1856175278\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1376696240&amp;sr=1-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circuit Design: Know It All<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Analog-Circuits-World-Class-Designs\/dp\/0750686278\/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1376696240&amp;sr=1-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analog Circuits: World Class Designs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2031\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51vBZh3pmQL._SX348_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"troubleshooting analog circuits\" class=\"wp-image-59240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51vBZh3pmQL._SX348_BO1204203200_.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51vBZh3pmQL._SX348_BO1204203200_-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A must read for analog designers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Troubleshooting-Analog-Circuits-Series-Engineers\/dp\/0750694998\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1376696201&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=bob+pease\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob also wrote a popular monthly column in the Electronic Design Magazine called Pease Porridge. Here he talked about all of his rich experience in the world of analog design with some personal anecdotes in between. He started most blogs with his trademark title, \u2018What\u2019s All This [subject] Stuff, Anyhow?\u201d Bob\u2019s columns are still alive and well on the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronicdesign.com\/author\/bob-pease\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electronic Design Blog here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"talk-show-host\">Talk Show Host<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2003 Bob landed center stage on the semiconductor industry\u2019s first online talk show made for analog designers. The \u201cAnalog by Design Show\u201d was a hit, and it\u2019s where Bob\u2019s persona really started to grow. You can still enjoy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9a-F59UnEY8&amp;list=PLMKxBlyAyypxuaI7pbfRkSryvTDef_Y1S\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18 episodes of the Analog by Design show on YouTube here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2032\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Figure-02_Shauna-Rae_Paul-Grohe_Bob-Pease_Analog-by-design_0.jpg\" alt=\"analog by design show\" class=\"wp-image-59245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Figure-02_Shauna-Rae_Paul-Grohe_Bob-Pease_Analog-by-design_0.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Figure-02_Shauna-Rae_Paul-Grohe_Bob-Pease_Analog-by-design_0-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Figure-02_Shauna-Rae_Paul-Grohe_Bob-Pease_Analog-by-design_0-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bob with some of his featured guests on the Analog by Design show. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronicdesign.com\/analog\/what-s-all-apec-stuff-anyway\">Image source<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"website\">Website<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those of you looking for a more personal glimpse of Bob Pease, there\u2019s also the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ti.com\/ww\/en\/bobpease\/assets\/www-national-com_rap.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob Pease website archive here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You\u2019ll find plenty of rich information on analog design, along with more personal moments of Bob\u2019s life, like his trekking journeys in Nepal. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-industry-lost-a-giant\">The Industry Lost a Giant<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make no mistake about it, the semiconductor industry lost a giant in 2011 with the passing of Bob Pease, but his legacy still lives on. As former National CEO Don Macleod says, <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBob Pease was an extraordinarily talented engineer who cared deeply that others gained the knowledge they needed to advance their own work. He was a spokesperson for us for many years, with a worldwide following.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob Pease, you were a hero of our analog world. We miss you dearly.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2033\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob-and-the-power-supplyx600.jpg\" alt=\"Bob pease analog legend\" class=\"wp-image-59250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob-and-the-power-supplyx600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bob-and-the-power-supplyx600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edn.com\/design\/analog\/4416534\/Bob-Pease--A-tribute-to-his-last-challenge---What-s-all-this-voltage-reference-stability-stuff--Part-one\">Image source<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep Bob Pease\u2019s work alive. Share his knowledge, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/free-download\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">design your next analog circuit in Autodesk EAGLE for free<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ps-our-favorite-programming-language-is-still-solder\">P.S. Our favorite programming language is still solder.<\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your favorite programming language solder? Read on to learn about the analog legend Bob Pease. 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