Bernard Reich

Transistor Museum Historic Profile

Recognizing Significant Contributions to 20^th Century Semiconductor History and Technology

TECHNICAL PAPERS OF BERNARD REICH - Continued

(NOT A COMPLETE LISTING BUT THOSE FOUND COVERING THE PERIOD 1954-1977)

35)   Reich,B. and Hakim, E.B. –Can Plastic Devices and Microcircuits be used in Military Equipment—IEEE Reliability and Maintainability(RAM) Symposium –Jan.1974(published and presented)

36)   Reich,B.-- Acceleration Factors for Plastic Encapsulated Semiconductor Devices and Their Relationship to Field Performance—Microelectronics and Reliability(UK) –1975

37)   Reich, B. and McCaughan, D.V.—Guest Editor, Proc. IEEE Special Issue on The Effects and Uses of Energetic Radiation in Electronic Materials—Sep.1974

38)  Reich, B.---Military IC Standardization, Acquisition and Technology—IEEE RAM Symposium—Jan.1975(published and presented)

39)   Reich, B. and Grubman, S---Management of Electronic Equipment Reliability---IEEE RAM symposium—Jan.1976(published and presented)

40)   Erickson, J. and Reich,B.—The High Power Metal Oxide Varistor as a Vehicular and Aircraft Transient Suppressor—IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems—Mar.1976

41)   Reich,B. and Hakim E.B.—The Use of Reliable Plastic Semiconductors in Military Equipment ---Microelectronics and Reliability(UK) 1976

42)   Reich, B.—Bias Influence on Corrosion of Plastic Encapsulated Device Metal Systems—IEEE Transactions on Reliability---Dec 1976

43)   Reich, B. –Life characteristics of Plastic Semiconductor Devices---Microelectronics and Reliability(UK)  1978

44)   Reich, B. –Reliability of Plastic Encapsulated Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits—4th Symposium on Reliability in Electronics(Relectronic 77) Budapest Hungary—Oct 77

Curator’s Concluding Comments

Bernard Reich joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1948 - the same year as the public announcement of the invention of the transistor by Bell Labs.  Early in the development of the transistor, the U.S. government recognized the importance of this new technology for military use, and established the Signal Corps as the primary governmental organization with the responsibility for assuring that industry could provide specific transistor types meeting military procurement requirements.  During his 30+ year career with the Signal Corps, Bernie was responsible for many key accomplishments relating to Sig C transistor work, and was recognized for his contributions with a 1973 IEEE Life Fellow award. This Historic Profile has provided information about Bernie’s historic transistor technology contributions, including a comprehensive listing of his many technical publications on this subject.  In addition, with the 2011 closing of the Fort Monmouth Signal Corps facility, the Transistor Museum is honored to document Bernie’s recent comments regarding the Legacy of Fort Monmouth.  It is likely that without the decade’s long contributions of the Signal Corps and the dedication of talented Signal Corps personnel such as Bernard Reich, the history of transistor technology, especially with a focus on military preparedness, would have been greatly lessened. 

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On a sad note, the Transistor Museum has learned of the passing of Mr. Bernard Reich in May 2012.  We are indebted to Bernie for the time he spent reviewing the material for this Historic Profile and want to thank him for his substantial technical contributions to transistor history and for his generosity and thoughtfulness in sharing this material with the Museum.     

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