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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.
June 3, 1990, Austin, Texas (aged 62) Founder: Intel. Inventions: integrated circuit. Robert Noyce (born December 12, 1927, Burlington, Iowa, U.S.—died June 3, 1990, Austin, Texas) was an American engineer and co-inventor of the integrated circuit, a system of interconnected transistors on a single silicon microchip. Education.
Robert Noyce. Technologist, Entrepreneur, and Industry Leader. As a technologist, Bob Noyce was the co-inventor of the integrated circuit and held numerous patents. As an entrepreneur, he was a co-founder of both Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation.
Jun 4, 1990 · Robert N. Noyce, an inventor of a computer chip that revolutionized the electronics industry and gave rise to the high-technology era, died yesterday at Seton Medical Center in Austin, Tex.,...
Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore founded Intel to create a company that would reflect their belief in continuous innovation. The company’s strong commitment to research and development became key to its meteoric rise. Throughout decades of growth and adaptation, Intel has maintained the emphasis on innovation that drove its founding.
Learn about Robert Noyce, inventor of the first practical microchip and co-founder of Intel, with a biography and collection of historical stills.
Robert Noyce, (born Dec. 12, 1927, Burlington, Iowa, U.S.—died June 3, 1990, Austin, Texas), U.S. engineer. He received a Ph.D. from MIT. In 1957 he launched Fairchild Semiconductor, one of the first electronics firms in what came to be called Silicon Valley.
