James R. Biard
American electrical engineer and inventor (1931–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Robert Biard (May 20, 1931 – September 23, 2022) was an American electrical engineer and inventor who held 73 U.S. patents. Some of his more significant patents include the first infrared light-emitting diode (LED),[1] the optical isolator,[2] Schottky clamped logic circuits,[3] silicon Metal Oxide Semiconductor Read Only Memory (MOS ROM),[4] a low bulk leakage current avalanche photodetector, and fiber-optic data links. In 1980, Biard became a member of the staff of Texas A&M University as an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering. In 1991, he was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to semiconductor light-emitting diodes and lasers, Schotky-clamped logic, and read-only memories.
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Born | James Robert Biard (1931-05-20)May 20, 1931 Paris, Texas, U.S. |
Died | September 23, 2022(2022-09-23) (aged 91) McKinney, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Texas A&M University; BS 1954, MS 1956, PhD 1957 |
Known for | Inventing The First infrared LED |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |