Dr. Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio, TI Jack Kilby Chair Professor and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, passed away on Nov. 20, 2020.
Sanchez-Sinencio had been a professor and researcher in the College of Engineering since 1984 and leaves behind a legacy of selfless service, extraordinary leadership, generosity and respect.
He was an unwavering supporter of the department, college and the university, as well as his fellow faculty and current and former students. This year, he made arrangements to create a number of scholarships to maintain and enhance the future of young researchers in analog and hybrid electronics. In addition, with generous help and support of his friends and former students, Sanchez-Sinencio created the Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio and Yolanda F. de Sanchez Chair, which will be used to support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder.
“Edgar is no longer with us, but his storied career and legacy, created through the success of his research and careers of his students as well as the new endowments in support of the young researchers, will continue to feed the future successes and preeminence of Texas A&M that Edgar was an essential part of,” said Dr. Miroslav Begovic, department head and College of Engineering Excellence Professor.
Sanchez-Sinencio was the director of the Analog and Mixed-Signal Center and co-author of six books on different topics such as radio-frequency (RF) circuits, low-voltage low-power analog circuits and neural networks. His interests included the area of ultra-low power analog circuits, RF circuits, harvesting techniques, power management and medical electronics circuit design.
“His exemplary and inspired research in analog and hybrid microelectronics has found fertile ground for applications in some of the major U.S. corporations, which gladly employed his students, supported his research and considered Texas A&M a major supplier of the best trained workforce in that area,” Begovic said.
Sanchez-Sinencio served in many administrative and technical capacities of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), including life fellow. He was a recipient of a Honoris Causa Doctorate by the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, Mexico, in November 1995, which was the first honorary degree awarded for microelectronic circuit-design contributions. He was a co-recipient of the 1995 Guillemin-Cauer Award for his work on cellular networks, a recipient of the Texas Senate Proclamation for Outstanding Accomplishments in 1996 and a co-recipient of the 1997 Darlington Award for his work on high-frequency filters. He was also a recipient of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Golden Jubilee Medal in 1999 and the prestigious IEEE Circuits and Systems Society 2008 Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement Award.