Lynn Conway
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Lynn Conway is an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and transgender activist renowned for her pioneering work in VLSI chip design and contributions to modern microprocessor architecture.
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| Lynn Conway canonical | 3 |
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| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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computer scientist ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ transgender activist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Electronic Design Hall of Fame induction
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IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award ⓘ National Academy of Engineering ⓘ
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National Academy of Engineering membership
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| coAuthor |
Carver A. Mead
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Carver Mead
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Columbia University School of Engineering ⓘ
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Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science
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| employer |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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IBM ⓘ University of Michigan ⓘ Xerox PARC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
LGBT rights
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VLSI design ⓘ computer architecture ⓘ electrical engineering ⓘ microprocessor design ⓘ |
| givenName | Lynn ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/TS.html ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mead–Conway VLSI design revolution
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Mead–Conway revolution in VLSI design
advocacy for transgender rights in STEM ⓘ contributions to modern microprocessor architecture ⓘ pioneering work in VLSI chip design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
LGBT rights movement
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transgender rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Lynn Conway self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
developing scalable VLSI design rules and methodologies
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helping establish MOSIS multi-project chip service ⓘ influencing design of RISC microprocessors through VLSI methods ⓘ |
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assistant director for strategic computing at DARPA
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professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan ⓘ |
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Mead–Conway VLSI design revolution
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Introduction to VLSI Systems
Mead–Conway VLSI design revolution ⓘ
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Mead–Conway VLSI design methodology
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| occupation |
computer scientist
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electrical engineer ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ann Arbor
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Palo Alto, California ⓘ Yorktown, New York ⓘ
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Yorktown Heights, New York
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