Rinaldo Castello and the Analog-Design Environment in Pavia: A Success Story

Author

Baccarani, G.

Author_Institution

Ing. dell´Energia Elettr e dell´Inf., Univ. di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

2014

fDate

Summer 2014

Firstpage

39

Lastpage

46

Abstract

In this paper, the author presents his view on Rinaldo Castello who has honored his profession with an intense and successful research and teaching activity. During his career, Professor Castello published over 170 scientific papers, had about 40 US patents and one of them recognized among the most relevant for the STM business. In addition, Professor Castello is reputed to be one of the biggest contributors to ISSCC from its inception and in the last 10 years. While deploying his activity in a highly competitive field, many of his innovations inspired IC designers for improved system performance and product quality. Professor Castello´s commitment as a professor and as an Industry consultant has had a very strong impact on the evolution of microelectronics.

Keywords

analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; product quality; IC design; ISSCC; analog-design environment; microelectronics; product quality; solid-state circuits; system performance; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Circuit theory; Design methodology; Europe; Solid state circuits; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Solid-State Circuits Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0582

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MSSC.2014.2327703

Filename

6882873