Dr. Paul Gray

Professor

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Biography

Paul R. Gray received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, in 1963, 1965, and 1969, respectively. In 1969, he joined the Research Development Laboratory at Fairchild Semiconductor in Palo Alto, California, focusing on new technologies related to analog integrated circuits, power integrated circuits, and data conversion circuits. In 1971, he joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is now a Professor Emeritus. His research interests include bipolar MOS circuit design, electro-thermal interactions in integrated circuits, telecommunications circuits, and analog-digital interfaces. He has authored or co-authored 150 journal articles and conference presentations and has received numerous paper awards. Gray has also authored or co-authored four widely used textbooks, including 'Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits.' He holds 14 patents and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He has received multiple prestigious awards, including the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award in 1994 and the IEEE Robert Noyce Medal in 2008. He has been honored with honorary doctorates from the University of Bucharest and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

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Requirements for University of California, Berkeley

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE Subject
Overall Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent Preparation comparable to undergraduate major at Berkeley in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics 2 full years lower-division work (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus) 8 one-semester upper-division courses (Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra)
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Specialization Notes

The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.