Donald O. Pederson | |
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| Born | September 30, 1925 Hallock, Minnesota, United States |
| Died | December 25, 2004 (aged 79) Concord, CA, United States |
| Alma mater | North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University), Stanford University |
| Known for | Circuit design, CAD, SPICE |
| Awards | IEEE Medal of Honor (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electronic Engineer |
| Institutions | University of California Berkeley, New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph M. Pettit |
| Doctoral students | A. Richard Newton |
Donald Oscar Pederson (September 30, 1925 – December 25, 2004) was an American professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and one of the designers of SPICE, a simulator for integrated circuits that has been universally used as a teaching tool and in the everyday work of circuits engineers. The IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits is named in his honor.