Dr. Donald T. Comer
Professor
801.378.8740
dtc3@ee.byu.edu
Biographical Sketch
Donald T. Comer received the B.S., M.S., and Ph. D degrees from San Jose State University, the University of
California (Berkeley), and the University of Santa Clara, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He began
teaching at San Jose State University in 1961 and combined teaching and industrial work until he left San Jose State
University in 1979. He has worked for California Technical Industries, IBM Corp., Mobility Systems, Precision
Monolithics, Storage Technology Corp., and Analog Devices in his career. In addition he has served as a
consultant to such firms as Fairchild, Siemans, Zilog, and Micropower Systems. He holds 20 patents and
has published over 80 articles dealing with solid state and integrated circuits. He has published five textbooks in the
field of large-signal and integrated circuits. He formerly held the Quentin Berg Chair at Penn State Harrisburg
and the Endowed Chair of electrical engineering at Brigham Young University. He is presently a professor of
Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University.
Education
| PhD |
University of Santa Clara, 1968 |
| MSEE |
University of California, Berkeley, 1961 |
| BSEE |
San Jose State University, 1959 |
Professional Experience
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Brigham Young University 1995-Present
Professor of Engineering
Penn State Harrisburg 1990-1995
Director of Engineering
Precision Micro Devices Inc. 1987-1989
Product Line Manager
Analog Devices Inc. 1983-1987
Founder/Sr. Consultant
Microdesign Associates 1982-1983
Manager, Microelectronic Design,
Storage Technology Corp. 1979-1982
Design Manager
Precision Monolithics Inc. 1974-1979
Consultant
Self-employed 1971-1974
Engineering Manager
Mobility Systems Inc. 1966-1969
Staff Engineer
IBM Corporation 1961-1966
Design Engineer
California Technical Ind. 1958-1961
Associate Professor
San Jose University 1961-1979
Honors and Awards
- Honored as Founder of AMI Utah Research and Design Center, 2001
- Appointed to Endowed Chair of Engineering, Brigham Young University 1995
- Elected President of Faculty Senate, Penn State Harrisburg, 1994
- Appointed Quentin E. Berg Professor, Penn State Harrisburg, 1990
- Outstanding Patent Award, Precision Monolithics, 1977
- Conference Chair, Computer Communication Conference, San Jose, CA 1973
- National Science Foundation Faculty Scholarship Grant
- Outstanding Graduate Award, San Jose State University, Dept. of Elect. Eng.
- Tau Beta Pi, San Jose State University
- Bank of America Achievement Award in Science and Mathematics
Professional Accomplishments
- Holder of 17 issued patents, 3 pending patents and 4 published patent disclosures.
- Author of 80 technical publications, 5 textbooks
- Pioneered Zener zap trim for precision integrated circuits.
- Designer of industry's first monolithic 12-bit D/A Converter (DAC-12, 1976)
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