Ralph K. Cavin III
	Vice-President, Research Operations
	Company: The Semiconductor Research Corporation
	Company Address: The Semiconductor Research Corporation 1101 Slater Road, PO Box 12053 Durham, NC 27703
	Email address: cavin@src.org
	Phone: (919) 941-9400
	Fax: (919) 941-9450

Background:

A native of Natchez Mississippi, Dr. Cavin received his BSEE (1961) and MSEE (1962) from Mississippi State University and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University in 1968. He served as a Senior Engineer at the Martin-Marietta Company in Orlando, Florida from 1962 -1965. At Martin, Dr. Cavin was involved in the design and manufacture of missile guidance and control systems. After taking his Ph.D., Dr. Cavin joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Texas A M University where he obtained the rank of Full Professor and also served the department as Assistant Head for Research. In 1983, he joined the Semiconductor Research Corporation where he served as Director of Design Sciences research programs until 1989. He became Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University from 1989 - 1994 and was Dean of Engineering at North Carolina State University from 1994 -1995. He is currently Vice President for Research Operations at the Semiconductor Research Corporation. Dr. Cavins technical interests span VLSI circuit design, computer-aided design of microelectronic systems, control theory with applications to semiconductor manufacturing, and applications of computing and telecommunications to engineering education. He has authored or co-authored over 100 refereed technical papers and contributions to books. Dr. Cavin is a Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and has participated actively in society programs. He has served as a consultant to a number of government, industrial, and academic institutions and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Engineering Consortium and the IEEE Computer Advisory Board.