Dennis Darcy Buss (July 11,[1] 1942[2] – November 25, 2018) was an American electrical engineer.

[3][4] He grew up in Rochester, Vermont, and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

[1] After completing his PhD, he joined Texas Instruments, where he spent the better part of his career.

In 1985, Buss was named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, for his "leadership in VLSI technology research and development".

[5] Buss died while on a birdwatching trip in rural Equador on November 25, 2018,[6] at the age of 76.