Philip Leland Hower

Background

Hower, Philip Leland was born on April 9, 1934 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank B. and Gladys (Fox) Hower.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1956; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1958; PhDEE, Stanford University, 1967.

Career

Member technical staff, Fairchild Research and Development, Palo Alto, California, 1966-1971; advisory engineer, Westinghouse Research and Development, Pittsburgh, 1971-1981; principal scientist, Unitrode Corporation, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1981-1992; principal engineer, Unitrode Integrated Circus, Merrimack, N.H., since 1992.

Achievements

• Philip Leland Hower has been listed as a noteworthy Semiconductor device engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power Electronics Society (William E. Newell award 1986, distinguished lecturer, 1999).

Connections

Married Suzanne Mulvey, April 28, 1962. Children: Benjamin L., Suzanne E.

Father:

Frank B. Hower

Mother:

Gladys (Fox) Hower

Spouse:

Suzanne Mulvey

child:

Benjamin L. Hower

child:

Suzanne E. Hower