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William (Bill) David Mensch, Jr. (born February 9, 1945), is an American electrical engineer born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. He was a major contributor to the design of the Motorola 6800 8-bit microprocessor, was part of the small team led by Chuck Peddle that created the MOS Technology 6502, and he designed the 16-bit successor to the 6502, the 65816.

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  • William David Mensch, Jr. (* 9. Februar 1945 in , Bucks County, Pennsylvania) ist ein US-amerikanischer Computeringenieur sowie Gründer, Geschäftsführer und CEO des Unternehmens Western Design Center (WDC) in Mesa, Arizona. Bevor er das Unternehmen im Jahre 1978 gründete, war er als Manager in unterschiedlichen Positionen bei den Unternehmen , Motorola und MOS Technology tätig. Mensch war maßgeblich an der Entwicklung der Mikroprozessoren Motorola 6800 und MOS Technology 6502 beteiligt und hat später mit seinem Unternehmen Western Design Center die Architektur dieser Prozessoren erweitert. Das Unternehmen produziert den Hobbycomputer „Mensch Computer“, der auf dem Western Design Center 65816 Mikroprozessor basiert. (de)
  • William (Bill) David Mensch, Jr. (born February 9, 1945), is an American electrical engineer born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. He was a major contributor to the design of the Motorola 6800 8-bit microprocessor, was part of the small team led by Chuck Peddle that created the MOS Technology 6502, and he designed the 16-bit successor to the 6502, the 65816. Mensch is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Western Design Center (WDC) located in Mesa, Arizona. Before founding WDC in 1978, Mensch held design engineering and management positions at Philco-Ford, Motorola, MOS Technology, and Integrated Circuit Engineering. At WDC, Mensch worked mainly on extending and expanding the 6502 architecture. His designs are used widely in embedded systems and implantable, electronic, life-support devices. (en)
  • William David Jr. Mensch (Quakertown, 9 febbraio 1945) è un ingegnere statunitense. È il fondatore, presidente ed amministratore delegato di Western Design Center (WDC), con sede a Mesa (Arizona). Prima di fondare la WDC nel 1978, ha lavorato anche in , Motorola, MOS Technology e (ICE). Mensch si è laureato all'Università di Temple (Texas) nel 1966 e si è specializzato in elettrotecnica all'Università dell'Arizona (Tucson) nel 1971. Nello stesso anno è entrato a lavorare presso la Motorola dove, insieme a Chuck Peddle, ha fatto parte del gruppo di ingegneri che hanno disegnato la CPU Motorola 6800. Nel 1974 ha seguito Peddle in MOS Technology ed insieme hanno lavorato alla realizzazione del MOS 6502. Nel 1977 ha lasciato MOS per entrare in ICE, dove è rimasto fino al 1978. Dopo l'uscita da ICE ha fondato la WDC, che continua dal 1978 a produrre e vendere processori basati sull'architettura 65xx: il primo di essi è stato il WDC 65C02, una versione CMOS del primo 6502 (originariamente prodotto in tecnologia NMOS), seguito dal WDC 65C816, una versione a 16 bit del WDC65C02. (it)
  • Bill Mensch, född 1945, är en amerikansk elektroingenjör. Han var under sin tid som anställd hos MOS Technology ansvarig för layout av mikroprocessorn 6502. Mensch tog 1966 en associate-examen i elektroteknik (AEET) från och tog 1971 en bachelorexamen i elektroteknik från University of Arizona. Han arbetade 1971–1974 hos Motorola där han deltog i arbetet med mikroprocessorn 6800. Han var en av åtta Motorola-medarbetare som 1974 gick över till MOS Technology där de utvecklade 6502-processorn. Mensch lämnade MOS Technology 1977 sedan företaget övertagits av Commodore, och fortsatte 1978 med att i det egna företaget Western Design Center utveckla en uppföljare kallad 65C816. Han var även ansvarig för CMOS-versionen av 6502. (sv)
  • William David Mensch, Jr., (9 de fevereiro de 1945, Quakertown, Pensilvânia), é um engenheiro estadunidense, fundador e CEO da (WDC) de Mesa, Arizona. Antes de fundar a Western Design Center em 1978, Mensch ocupou posições-chave em engenharia e administração na , Motorola, MOS Technology e . Personagem central na criação das famílias de microprocessadores Motorola 6800 e MOS Technology 6502, Bill Mensch posteriormente dedicou-se a estender e expandir a arquitetura do último na WDC. A empresa fabrica um computador para hobistas baseado no microprocessador 65816 e rodando um conjunto de aplicativos denominado Mensch Works. (pt)
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  • Bill Mensch, född 1945, är en amerikansk elektroingenjör. Han var under sin tid som anställd hos MOS Technology ansvarig för layout av mikroprocessorn 6502. Mensch tog 1966 en associate-examen i elektroteknik (AEET) från och tog 1971 en bachelorexamen i elektroteknik från University of Arizona. Han arbetade 1971–1974 hos Motorola där han deltog i arbetet med mikroprocessorn 6800. Han var en av åtta Motorola-medarbetare som 1974 gick över till MOS Technology där de utvecklade 6502-processorn. Mensch lämnade MOS Technology 1977 sedan företaget övertagits av Commodore, och fortsatte 1978 med att i det egna företaget Western Design Center utveckla en uppföljare kallad 65C816. Han var även ansvarig för CMOS-versionen av 6502. (sv)
  • William (Bill) David Mensch, Jr. (born February 9, 1945), is an American electrical engineer born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. He was a major contributor to the design of the Motorola 6800 8-bit microprocessor, was part of the small team led by Chuck Peddle that created the MOS Technology 6502, and he designed the 16-bit successor to the 6502, the 65816. (en)
  • William David Mensch, Jr. (* 9. Februar 1945 in , Bucks County, Pennsylvania) ist ein US-amerikanischer Computeringenieur sowie Gründer, Geschäftsführer und CEO des Unternehmens Western Design Center (WDC) in Mesa, Arizona. Bevor er das Unternehmen im Jahre 1978 gründete, war er als Manager in unterschiedlichen Positionen bei den Unternehmen , Motorola und MOS Technology tätig. (de)
  • William David Jr. Mensch (Quakertown, 9 febbraio 1945) è un ingegnere statunitense. È il fondatore, presidente ed amministratore delegato di Western Design Center (WDC), con sede a Mesa (Arizona). Prima di fondare la WDC nel 1978, ha lavorato anche in , Motorola, MOS Technology e (ICE). Dopo l'uscita da ICE ha fondato la WDC, che continua dal 1978 a produrre e vendere processori basati sull'architettura 65xx: il primo di essi è stato il WDC 65C02, una versione CMOS del primo 6502 (originariamente prodotto in tecnologia NMOS), seguito dal WDC 65C816, una versione a 16 bit del WDC65C02. (it)
  • William David Mensch, Jr., (9 de fevereiro de 1945, Quakertown, Pensilvânia), é um engenheiro estadunidense, fundador e CEO da (WDC) de Mesa, Arizona. Antes de fundar a Western Design Center em 1978, Mensch ocupou posições-chave em engenharia e administração na , Motorola, MOS Technology e . (pt)
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