Ralph Ungermann

Ralph Ungermann
Ralph Ungermann
Born	January 20, 1942; Provo, Utah, United States
Died	June 2, 2015 (aged 73); Emeryville, California, United States
Resting place	Fernwood Funeral Home Cemetery
Education	B.S., University of California, Berkeley; M.S., University of California, Irvine
Known for	Foundation of Zilog and Ungermann-Bass
Spouses	Suzanne Welsch,; Kathryn Hermansen,; Ellen Coleman Ungermann;
Children	Annette Kelly, Scott Ungermann
	Scientific career
Fields	Electronic engineering; Microprocessor; Computer networking
Institutions	Intel (1971-1974); Zilog (1974-1978); Ungermann-Bass (1979-1988); Tandem Computers (1988-1992); First Virtual Communications Inc. (FVC.com) (1993-2003); China Seed LLC (2003)

Ralph Kelley Ungermann (January 20, 1942 – June 2, 2015) was an American engineer and entrepreneur. He is best known for founding Zilog with Federico Faggin and Ungermann-Bass with Charlie Bass. Due to his work at U-B, he was considered to be a founding father of the data communications industry.

Ralph Ungermann

Born	(1942-01-20)January 20, 1942 Provo, Utah, United States
Died	June 2, 2015(2015-06-02) (aged 73) Emeryville, California, United States
Resting place	Fernwood Funeral Home Cemetery
Education	B.S., University of California, Berkeley M.S., University of California, Irvine
Known for	Foundation of Zilog and Ungermann-Bass
Spouses	Suzanne Welsch, Kathryn Hermansen, Ellen Coleman Ungermann
Children	Annette Kelly, Scott Ungermann
Scientific career
Fields	Electronic engineering Microprocessor Computer networking
Institutions	Intel (1971-1974) Zilog (1974-1978) Ungermann-Bass (1979-1988) Tandem Computers (1988-1992) First Virtual Communications Inc. (FVC.com) (1993-2003) China Seed LLC (2003)