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Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Student Receives
Research Award for Switching Regulator Circuit, continued
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| Benjamin
Patella, at left, and Professor Dragan Maksimovic display the "Buffalo
Switcher," a high-frequency, digital pulse width modulation controller
chip designed to regulate the output voltage of a buck dc-dc converter. |
The new circuit design is
the result of Patella's research for his combined bachelor/master's degree
in electrical and computer engineering, which he earned in December 2000.
He also received the College Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Research
in recognition of his outstanding work.
Patella collaborated with
Professor Dragan Maksimovic, co-director of the department's Colorado
Power Electronics Center, and National Semiconductor Corporation, which
sponsored the research and verified the circuit design through independent
testing.
"One thing I really enjoyed
about my experience at CU was the opportunity to get my hands dirty working
on real-world projects and research," says Patella, who joined Hewlett-Packard's
Systems VLSI Technology Operation in Fort Collins after graduation.
| Electrical and
Computer Engineering Advisory Board |
| John
Riggen, Agilent Technologies |
| John Melanson,
AudioLogic Corporation |
| Ira
Becker, Ball Corporation |
| John Sandhu,
Celestica Corporation |
| Fred
Chernow, Chernow Communications, Inc. |
| Ronald E. West,
Cochlear Corporation |
| George
Promis, IBM Corporation |
| Howard Anderson,
Lexmark International, Inc. |
| Larry
Haas, Lucent Technologies |
| Andrew Kolbeck,
Micro Motion, Inc. |
| Greg
Larsen, Motorola |
| Edward McConnell,
National Instruments |
| Mark
Starkebaum, Northern Telecom |
| J.E. Belt, Printronix |
| Quyen
Tran, Public Service Company of Colorado |
| L. Butch Weaver,
Qualcomm |
| Bruce Holland,
Spectralink Corporation |
| Donald R. Deutsch,
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