Details

Type

Text

Title

Darringer, John oral history

Contributor

Darringer, John, Interviewee

Fairbairn, Doug, Interviewer

Gruca, Ken, Cameraperson

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Date

2010-11-10

Place of Publication

Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, California

Extent

30 p.

Description

This oral history traces the life and contributions of John Darringer, who, at the time of this interview, was the manager of System Level Design at IBM research in Yorktown Heights. John earned a BSEE in 1964, a MSEE in 1965, and a PhD in 1969 from Carnegie Mellon University.

After spending a few years with Philips in Holland, John returned to the US to join IBM research, where he continues to work today. Throughout his career, John has focused mainly on problems relating to software vs. hardware. He felt software development offered the largest challenge. While at IBM he has held a wide variety of positions, developing software languages, software development tools, hardware development tools, and helping to guide IBM’s research in a number of areas.

Category

Transcription

Subject

Darringer, John; semiconductor history; IBM; Maple; software development tools; PL-1; LSSD; static timing analysis; logic synthesis; Electronic Design Automation; SAS; Static Analysis System; BDL/CS; PLA; EDS; LSS; TMS; EDA

Collection Title

Oral Histories Online

Accession Number

102743032