A. Richard Newton, professor and dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, a pioneer in integrated circuit design and electronic systems architecture, and a visionary leader in the technology industry, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer. He was 55.<br><br><a href='http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/01/02_newton.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/01/02_newton.shtml</a><br><br>