Jay Miner

Jay Glenn Miner
Jay Miner in 1990
Jay Miner in 1990
Born(1932-05-31)May 31, 1932
DiedJune 20, 1994(1994-06-20) (aged 62)
Alma materUC Berkeley
OccupationIntegrated circuit designer
Notable workAmiga architecture
Atari 2600 TIA chip
Atari 8-bit graphics chips
SpouseCaroline Miner (1952–1994)
Signature
Jay Miner's signature from the top cover of a Commodore Amiga 1000 computer, along with his dog Mitchy's pawprint.

Jay Glenn Miner (May 31, 1932 – June 20, 1994) was an American integrated circuit designer, known primarily for developing graphics and audio chips for the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computers and as the "father of the Amiga".[1]

  1. ^ Nick Montfort (October 1996). "Spawn of Atari". Wired Magazine.

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