Re: gEDA-user: Barrie Gilbert

[Dan McMahill <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Harry Eaton wrote:
> Dan McMahill wrote:
>
> > Bonus points to anyone who can name the real inventor of the mixer in 
> > question here.  Hint:  It wasn't Gilbert even though it's called a 
> > Gilbert cell.
> H. Jones I believe. Bob Widlar didn't design that particular cell 
> structure nor specifically generalize the trans-linear principle early 
> on, but he was among the first to design circuits that actually used the 
> translinear behavior of monolithic transistors.

We have a winner!  As far as I know, Jones was the first to use that 
mixer.

-Dan


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