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Ralph K. Cavin,
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Texas A & M University
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A native of Natchez Mississippi, Dr. Cavin received
his BSEE (1961) and MSEE (1962) from Mississippi State
University and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from
Auburn University in 1968. He served as a Senior Engineer
at the Martin-Marietta Company in Orlando, Florida
from 1962 -1965. At Martin, Dr. Cavin was involved
in the design and manufacture of missile guidance
and control systems.
After taking his Ph.D., Dr. Cavin joined the faculty
of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Texas
A & M University where he obtained the rank of Full
Professor and also served the department as Assistant
Head for Research. In 1983, he joined the Semiconductor
Research Corporation where he served as Director of
Design Sciences research programs until 1989. He became
Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at North Carolina State University from
1989 - 1994 and was Dean of Engineering at North Carolina
State University from 1994 - 1995. He is currently
Vice President for Research Operations at the Semiconductor
Research Corporation.
Dr. Cavin's technical interests span VLSI circuit design,
computer-aided design of microelectronic systems,
control theory with applications to semiconductor
manufacturing, and applications of computing and telecommunications
to engineering education. He has authored or co-authored
over 100 refereed technical papers and contributions
to books. Dr. Cavin is a Fellow of the Institute for
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and has
participated actively in society programs. He has
served as a consultant to a number of government,
industrial, and academic institutions and is a member
of the Board of Directors of the International Engineering
Consortium and the IEEE Computer Advisory Board
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