Edward B. Eichelberger (born February 8, 1934, in Norfolk, VA) is an American engineer and wrestler. He holds the distinctions of

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and

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(1986) for contributions to VLSI

chip design Processor design is a subfield of computer science and computer engineering (fabrication) that deals with creating a processor, a key component of computer hardware. The design process involves choosing an instruction set and a certain execution ...

integrated circuit An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or simply chip, is a set of electronic circuits, consisting of various electronic components (such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors) and their interconnections. These components a ...

design, and

electronic design automation Electronic design automation (EDA), also referred to as electronic computer-aided design (ECAD), is a category of software tools for designing Electronics, electronic systems such as integrated circuits and printed circuit boards. The tools wo ...

. Eichelberger shared with Thomas W. Williams (engineer) the 1989

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W. Wallace McDowell Award “for developing the level-sensitive scan technique of testing solid-state logic circuits and for leading, defining, and promoting design for testability concepts.” In 2000, Eichelberger received the IEEE Test Technology Technical Council's Lifetime Contribution Medal. In 2009, Eichelberger was inducted in the

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Education and college wrestling

As a

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, Eichelberger won three state championships for Granby High School. While at

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, he achieved a career record of 55-3-1 in college wrestling and was Lehigh's first three-time All-America champion. Eichelberger obtained a B.S. degree in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

from

in 1956. He then worked at

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on solid state circuit design for three years. Eichelberger received a

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from

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in 1963.

Career

Eichelberger worked at

circuit design In electrical engineering, the process of circuit design can cover systems ranging from complex electronic systems down to the individual transistors within an integrated circuit. One person can often do the design process without needing a pl ...

and circuit

test automation In software testing, test automation is the use of software separate from the software being tested to control the execution of tests and the comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes. Test automation can automate some repetitive bu ...

from 1956 until 1994. He received 25 patents. Among his remarkable contributions was a 1965 paper on hazard detection in combinational and sequential circuits. In 1973, he was honored by the IBM Outstanding Contribution Award for the

level-sensitive scan design Within the field of electronics Level-sensitive scan design (LSSD) is part of an integrated circuit manufacturing test process. It is a DFT scan design method which uses separate system and scan clocks to distinguish between normal and test mode ...

(LSSD) technique. His development of Weighted Random Patterns was recognized with the IBM Outstanding Innovation Award.

Computer History Museum The Computer History Museum (CHM) is a computer museum in Mountain View, California. The museum presents stories and artifacts of Silicon Valley and the Information Age, and explores the Digital Revolution, computing revolution and its impact ...

recorded Eichelberger's oral history.

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