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Robert Noyce

Robert Noyce

American businessman and engineer

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Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990), nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", was an American physicist and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968. He is also credited with the realization of the first monolithic integrated circuit or microchip, which fueled the personal computer revolution and gave Silicon Valley its name.

Noyce suffered a heart attack at age 62 at home on June 3, 1990, and later died at the Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas.

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Birthdate
December 12, 1927
Birthplace
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington, Iowa
Date of Death
June 3, 1990
Place of Death
Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Nationality
Founder of
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor
Intel
Intel
Child of
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Margaret Noyce
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William B. Noyce
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Pendred Noyce
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Priscilla Noyce
Educated at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grinnell College
Grinnell College
Patents
Awards Received
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Faraday Medal (1979)
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1983 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee
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John Fritz Medal (1989)
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Harold Pender Award (1980)
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IEEE Medal of Honor
Occupation
Scientist
Scientist
Physicist
Physicist
Engineer
Engineer
Businessperson
Businessperson
Computer scientist
Computer scientist

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Child
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Pendred Noyce
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Priscilla Noyce
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Margaret Noyce
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William B. Noyce
Citizenship
United States
United States
Known for
Co-founding Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel
Wikidata ID
Q241735

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