15 Feb
2008
15 Feb
'08
1:10 p.m.
IIRC the lead designers were Don Butler and Ken Naife
(sp?) and the
manager was Steve Maine (all English to split hairs, although they had
migrated to Long Island from GI in Glenrothes, Scotland)
Thank you for the correction. These were all memories that I hadn't thought
about since the late 70's. Looking at the data book scans, the 1640 existed
well before I spent any time there. I did remember the Glenrothes connection
but not much more of the details. The point was that the designers weren't
very likely to have any connection with a west coast company (SMS).
This all was my first exposure to IC fab and design. Pretty interesting stuff for
a kid like me who grew up in rural Wisconsin..