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The Joy of Circuit Design: Honouring the Life and Memory of K.C. Smith

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ECE Professor Emeritus Kenneth C. (‘K.C.’) Smith (BASc 5T4, MASc 5T6, PhD 6T0), passed away on October 29, 2023, at the age of 91. He was an internationally renowned scholar with over 150 papers published in numerous fields. Along with his colleague Professor Emeritus Adel Sedra, he wrote the undergraduate textbook Microelectronic Circuits, known colloquially as ‘Sedra/Smith,’ which has sold over a million copies since its 1982 publication and influenced generations of students worldwide.

In this event, we welcome a group of distinguished speakers who will share stories about the impact that K.C. had on their professional and personal lives, as well as specific technical lessons that they learned from him. The list of speakers will include:

Christopher Nguyen - CEO and co-founder of Aitomatic Inc.

Joel Ironstone - Medical Device Development Expert

Vincent Gaudet - Professor at the University of Waterloo

Sorin Voinigescu - Professor at the University of Toronto

Adel Sedra - Microelectronic Circuits textbook co-author

Takahiro Hanyu - Professor at Tohoku University

Warren Gross - Professor at McGill University

Glenn Gulak - Professor at the University of Toronto

Kostas Pagiamtzis - Analog IC Design technical and strategic advisor

Bill Buxton - Order of Canada recipient