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Bill Mensch
American electrical engineer (born 1945)
William David Mensch Jr. (born February 9, 1945) is an American electrical engineer born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.2
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Born Feb 9, 1945.1
About
He was a major contributor to the design of the Motorola 6800 8-bit microprocessor and was part of the team led by Chuck Peddle that created the MOS Technology 6502. He also designed the 16-bit successor to the 6502, the 65816.
Mensch is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Western Design Center (WDC) located in Mesa, Arizona. Before founding WDC in 1978, Mensch held design engineering and management positions at Philco-Ford, Motorola, MOS Technology, and Integrated Circuit Engineering. At WDC, Mensch worked mainly on extending and expanding the 6502 architecture. His designs are used widely in embedded systems and implantable, electronic, life-support devices.
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Companies
- Western Design CenterFounder8
Early life and education
Mensch graduated with an associate degree (A.S.) from Temple University in 1966 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1971. He has taught classes at Arizona State University, including courses on system on chip (SoC) integrated circuit (IC) design. Mensch is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In 2004, he was inducted in the Computer Hall of Fame (hosted by the San Diego Computer Museum, part of the San Diego State University Library), and in 2005 was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Arizona's College of Engineering.
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Career
Occupation: computer scientist, engineer.5
- Date not recordedFounded Western Design Center4
Personal life
Mensch has five children and resides with his wife, Dianne, in Superstition Mountain, Arizona.
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- 1WikidataBill Mensch on Wikidata
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- 8WikidataWestern Design Center, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsBill Mensch photo by Jason Scott, CC BY 2.0