Title
Dobkin, Bob (Robert) interview
Catalog Number
102739948
Type
Moving image
Description
Robert C. Dobkin (Bob) studied Electrical Engineering at MIT. After early employment at GTE Defense Systems, Philadelphia, PA and analog module manufacturer Philbrick Nexus, Boston, MA in 1969 he joined National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA to work for Bob Widlar designing linear (analog) integrated circuits. After rising to Director of Advanced Circuit Development at National, in 1981 he cofounded Linear Technology Inc., Milpitas, CA where he served as Vice President of Engineering and as Chief Technical Officer since 1999. This oral history focuses on Mr. Dobkin’s role in establishing the product design and development capability at Linear Technology and the contribution of this activity to the success of the company.
Date
2014-06-16
Participants
Dennis, Eric, Videographer
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Dobkin, Robert (Bob), Interviewee
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Laws, David, Interviewer
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, California
Duration
1:35:48
Format
MOV
Copyright Holder
Computer History Museum
Category
Interview
Subject
semiconductor history; Dobkin, Bob; Swanson, Bob; Widlar, Bob; Williams, Jim; Analog; Linear; Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS); semiconductor; integrated circuit; bipolar; National Semiconductor Corporation; Linear Technology; Nelson, Carl; Pease, Bob; Redfern, Tom; Sevastopoulos, Nello; Erdi, George
Collection Title
Oral history collection
Credit
Computer History Museum