At 02:40 AM 07/09/2012, you wrote:
>  Apparently Hans Camenzind designer of the 555 ic and some D-class
>amplifiers has died aged 78.
>
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>If this should be in OT I apologise.
>
>Colin

Yes, Hans passed away a month ago tomorrow. In one <18-month period
we have lost Robert Pease, Jim Williams and Hans Camenzkind.

His excellent IC design book is still available for
free download:

http://www.designinganalogchips.com/

(though for some reason some of the schematics don't render quite
right on my iPad 3 (with eyeball-piercing retina display).

The paper version is quite inexpensive too, and well worth it IMHO.


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