CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Robert A. Pease Born ( 1940-08-22 ) August 22, 1940 Rockville, Connecticut Died June 18, 2011 ( 2011-06-18 ) (aged 70) Saratoga, California Nationality American Other names Bob Pease Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology Occupation Electronics engineer Known for Analog integrated circuit design, technical author Religion Episcopalian [ 1 ] Robert Allen Pease (August 22, 1940 – June 18, 2011) was an analog integrated circuit design expert and technical author. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He designed several very successful "best-seller" integrated circuits, many of them in continuous production for multiple decades. These include the LM331 voltage to frequency converter , [ 4 ] and the LM337 adjustable negative voltage regulator (complement to the LM317)....