About: James R. Biard

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James Robert Biard (May 20, 1931 – September 23, 2022) was an American electrical engineer and inventor who held . Some of his more significant patents include the first infrared light-emitting diode (LED), the optical isolator, Schottky clamped logic circuits, silicon Metal Oxide Semiconductor Read Only Memory (MOS ROM), a low bulk leakage current , 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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  • James Robert Biard (May 20, 1931 – September 23, 2022) was an American electrical engineer and inventor who held . Some of his more significant patents include the first infrared light-emitting diode (LED), the optical isolator, Schottky clamped logic circuits, silicon Metal Oxide Semiconductor Read Only Memory (MOS ROM), a low bulk leakage current , 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. (en)
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  • 1931-05-20 (xsd:date)
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  • James Robert Biard (en)
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  • Texas A&M University; BS 1954, MS 1956, PhD 1957 (en)
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  • James Robert Biard (en)
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  • Paris, Texas, U.S. (en)
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  • US Inventor of the GaAs Infrared LED (en)
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  • McKinney, Texas, U.S. (en)
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  • Inventing The First infrared LED (en)
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  • James Robert Biard (May 20, 1931 – September 23, 2022) was an American electrical engineer and inventor who held . Some of his more significant patents include the first infrared light-emitting diode (LED), the optical isolator, Schottky clamped logic circuits, silicon Metal Oxide Semiconductor Read Only Memory (MOS ROM), a low bulk leakage current , 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. (en)
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