Bill Mensch | |
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.jpg) Mensch in 2014 | |
| Born | February 9, 1945 Quakertown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | B.S.; University of Arizona A.S.; Temple University |
| Occupation | Microprocessor designer |
| Known for | Motorola 6800 MOS Technology 6502 Western Design Center |
William David Mensch, Jr. (born February 9, 1945) is an American electrical engineer born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[citation needed]
- ^ Mensch, William (October 9, 1995). "Interview with William Mensch (Silicon Genesis oral history project)" (Interview). Interviewed by Rob Walker. Stanford University. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "WDC Founder". Mesa, Arizona: The Western Design Center, Inc. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2020-03-10.