Conway joined Xerox PARC in 1973, where she led the "LSI Systems" group under Bert Sutherland.[1][2] When in PARC, Conway founded the "multiproject wafers" (MPW). This new technology made it possible to pack multiple circuit designs from various sources into one single chip. Her new invention increased production and decreased costs.[3] Collaborating with Carver Mead of Caltech on VLSI design methodology, she co-authored Introduction to VLSI Systems, a groundbreaking work that would soon become a standard textbook in chip design, used in nearly 120 universities by 1983.[4][5][6] With over 70,000 copies sold, and the new integration of Lynn's MPC79/MOSIS innovations, the Mead and Conway revolution became part in VLOSI design.[7] copied from Lynn Conway
Among Conway's contributions were invention of dimensionless, scalable design rules that greatly simplified chip design and design tools,[8][9][10][11] and invention of a new form of internet-based infrastructure for rapid-prototyping and short-run fabrication of large numbers of chip designs.[8][9][12] The new infrastructure was institutionalized as the MOSIS system in 1981. Two years into its success, Mead and Conway received the Electronics Magazine's annual award of achievement.[13] Since then, MOSIS has fabricated more than 50,000 circuit designs for commercial firms, government agencies, and research and educational institutions around the world.[14] Prominent VLSI researcher Charles Seitz commented that "MOSIS represented the first period since the pioneering work of Eckert and Mauchley on the ENIAC in the late 1940s that universities and small companies had access to state-of-the-art digital technology."[15] copied from Lynn Conway
While struggling with life in a male role,[16] Conway had been married to a woman and had two children. Under the legal constraints then in place, she was denied access to her children after transitioning.[16] copied from Lynn Conway
She has provided direct and indirect assistance to numerous other transgender women going through transition and maintains a well-known website providing medical resources and advice. copied from Lynn Conway
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- ^ "Impact of the Mead-Conway VLSI Design Methodology and of the MOSIS Service". ai.eecs.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ Paul Wallich, "Profile: Lynn Conway—Completing the Circuit," Scientific American, December 2000.
- ^ Gina Smith,"Unsung innovators: Lynn Conway and Carver Mead: They literally wrote the book on chip design Archived December 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine," Computerworld, December 3, 2007.
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- ^ a b "Lynn Conway: 2009 Computer Pioneer Award Recipient", IEEE Computer Society, January 20, 2010.
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- ^ Kilbane, Doris. (October 20, 2003.) "Lynn Conway: A trailblazer on professional, personal levels." Archived June 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Electronic Design, via electronic design.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark (2000). Design Rules: The Power of Modularity. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-02466-7.
- ^ National Research Council (1999), Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research, National Academy Press (excerpt)
- ^ "Impact of the Mead-Conway VLSI Design Methodology and of the MOSIS Service". ai.eecs.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "The MOSIS Service – More than 50,000 designs in 25 years of operation", MOSIS Website, 2008.
- ^ National Research Council (1999), Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research, National Academy Press (excerpt)
- ^ a b Hiltzik, Michael A. (November 19, 2000.) "Through the Gender Labyrinth.". Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Magazine, page 1. (Free reprint. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.)