Frank Wanlass
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Frank Marion Wanlass (May 17, 1933, in Thatcher, AZ – September 9, 2010, in Santa Clara, California) was an American electrical engineer. He is best known for inventing CMOS (complementary MOS) logic with Chih-Tang Sah in 1963. CMOS has since become the standard semiconductor device fabrication process for MOSFETs (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors).[1]
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Frank Marion Wanlass | |
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Born | (1933-05-17)17 May 1933 |
Died | 9 September 2010(2010-09-09) (aged 77) |
Alma mater | University of Utah |
Known for | Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Engineering and Physics |
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