Robert Noyce

Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope
Robert Noyce

Name: Robert Norton Noyce

Born: December 12, 1927, Burlington, Iowa, USA

Death: June 3, 1990 (Age: 63)

Computer-related contributions

  • Invented the Integrated chip while at Fairchild Semiconductor in 1958.
  • Co-founded Intel with Gordon Moore in 1968.
  • Helped start Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957.

Honors and awards

  • Awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1987.

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