Background
Early, James Michael was born on July 25, 1922 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Frank J. and Rhoda Gray Early.
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Early, James Michael was born on July 25, 1922 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Frank J. and Rhoda Gray Early.
Bachelor of Science, New York College Forestry, Syracuse, New York, 1943. Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1951.
He is also known as Jim Early. The Early effect in bipolar junction transistors is named after Jim Early, who first characterized it and published a paper on it in 1952. The Early effect in bipolar junction transistors is due to an effective decrease in the base width because of the widening of the base-collector depletion region, resulting in an increase in the collector current with an increase in the collector voltage.
The same type of length modulation in MOSFETs is also commonly referred to as Early effect.
He also developed the transistors for America"s first commercial communications satellite, the Telstar I.
In the early 1970s, Early led research for Fairchild Semiconductor, where he invented the vertical anti-blooming drain for charge-coupled device image sensors. He died on January 12, 2004 at the Virginia Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, California.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (numerous committees, John Fritz Medal board of award). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Electron Device Society (Josip Juraj Ebers award 1979), American Physical Society, International Platform Association.
Married Mary Agnes Valentine, December 28, 1948. Children: Mary Beth Early Dehler, Kathleen, Joan Early Farrell, Rhoda Early Alexander, Maureen Early Mathews, Rosemary Early North, James, Margot Early Staton.