Hermann Gummel

Hermann Karl Gummel (born July 6, 1923 in Hanover ) is a physicist who is known among other things for the Gummel-Poon model , a mathematical model for the simulation of bipolar transistors . Furthermore, the Gummel plot and the Gummel number were named after him in electronics .

Life

Gummel studied at the University of Marburg , where he graduated in 1952 as a graduate physicist. He received his PhD from Syracuse University in 1957 . In 1956, he began working at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Here he developed a simulation model for bipolar transistors together with HC Poon. Since 1967 he and his team have been working with great success on tools for automation in semiconductor component development, in particular computer-aided analysis, modeling and simulation.

Fonts

Zs. With HC Poon: An integral charge control model of bipolar transistors . In: Bell Syst. Tech. J. Vol. 49, May 1970, pp. 827-852.
Zs. With Basant R. Chawla and Paul Kozak: MOTIS-An MOS Timing Simulator . In: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, CAS-22: 12, December 1975, pp. 901-910.
US Patent US3683417A: Apparatus and machine-implemented process for determining the terminal characteristics of a bipolar transistor . Inventor: Hermann Karl Gummel, patent holder: Nokia Bell Labs, priority date: January 23, 1970.

Awards

Gummel has already received numerous awards for its results:

1977 IEEE Guillemin-Cauer Award
1983 David Sarnoff Award from the IEEE
1990 IEEE Technical Achievement Award
1994 Phil Kaufman Award from the Electronic Design Automation Consortium (EDAC)
2000 IEEE Third Millennium Medal

Among other things, Gummel is a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Web links

Hermann K. Gummel 1994 Phil Kaufman Award Recipient. ESD Alliance(English).; accessed on October 19, 2018
A. Richard Newton: Presentation of the 1994 Phil Kaufman Award to Dr. Hermann K. Gummel. berkeley.edu, November 6, 1994 (English, laudation).; accessed on October 19, 2018

Individual evidence

^ Contributors to this issue . In: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices . tape 17 , no. 10 , October 1970, p. 947 ( ieee.org [PDF]).
↑ US patent US3683417A
↑ NAE Members: Dr. Hermann K. Gummel. nae.org, accessed October 19, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Gummel, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gummel, Hermann Karl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German physicist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 6, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover

[1] Contributors to this issue . In: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices . tape 17 , no. 10 , October 1970, p. 947 ( ieee.org [PDF]).

[2] US patent US3683417A

[3] NAE Members: Dr. Hermann K. Gummel. nae.org, accessed October 19, 2018 .