Chuck Peddle

Chuck Peddle
Peddle in 2013
Born
Charles Ingerham Peddle

(1937-11-25)November 25, 1937
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 2019(2019-12-15) (aged 82)[1]
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Other namesChuck Peddle
EducationB.Sc.; University of Maine
OccupationElectrical engineer
Years active1970–2015
Known for
Notable work

Charles Ingerham Peddle[2] (November 25, 1937 – December 15, 2019)[3] was an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, the KIM-1 single-board computer, and its successor, the Commodore PET personal computer, both based on the 6502.[1][4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Metz, Cade (December 24, 2019). "Chuck Peddle Dies at 82; His $25 Chip Helped Start the PC Age". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Peddle, Charles Ingerham; et al. (1976). "Integrated circuit microprocessor with parallel binary adder having on-the-fly correction to provide decimal results". US 3991307.
  3. ^ "Team 6502". Team 6502.
  4. ^ "Chuck Peddle Byte Interview" (PDF). Byte.
  5. ^ Peddle, Chuck (March 20, 2015). An Interview With Chuck Peddle: Charismatic Chipmaking Coryphaeus (audio). The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast.
  6. ^ Fairbairn, Doug; Diamond, Stephen (June 12, 2014). Video interview with Chuck Peddle. Scene World (video). Mountain View, California: Computer History Museum.