editor's note R. Jacob Baker Welcome to the Summer 2016 Issue of IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine! T This issue of IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine provides recognition and a focus on the career of Prof. Mark Horowitz. Guest Editor Prof. Azita Emami has pulled together articles from former students and colleagues that discuss his contributions and career. Recognizing a pioneer in solidstate circuit design while, at the same time, providing a historical review of significant contributions has resulted in a collection of informative articles and material that will interest IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) members. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MSSC.2016.2579341 Date of publication: 2 September 2016 4 Su m m e r 2 0 16 In addition, as usual, several feareviews of circuit design concepts. ture articles of interest to our readers, This includes contributions from exranging from tutorials perts describing the to technology overcurrent state of affairs Guest Editor Prof. views, are included and evolution of a parAzita Emami has in this issue. These ticular IC technology. pulled together include an article covWe will also continue articles from ering RF power amplito feature articles foformer students fier design. cused on the contribuand colleagues The goal of the tions of luminaries as that discuss magazine continues in this issue focusing [Prof. Horowitz's] to be to provide Socion the achievements of contributions ety news and informaProf. Horowitz. and career. tion as well as a series We hope you enjoy of self-contained rereading the IEEE Solidsources to keep you State Circuits Magaup to date with changes in technology zine. Please send comments to me at while, at the same time, providing rjacobbaker@gmail.com. IEEE SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS MAGAZINE