A WELL KNOWN SILICON VALLEY CHIP DESIGNER DIED OVER THE WEEKEND. 70 YEAR-OLD BOB PEASE, WHO WROTE SEVERAL BOOKS ON ANALOG CHIP DESIGN, BUT WAS BETTER KNOWN FOR WORKING FOR NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR FOR 33 YEARS. PEASE WAS ALONE IN HIS RED 1969 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF the VEHICLE, AND IT HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. THE FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY EVENING ON PIERCE ROAD IN WEST SARATOGA.
