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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.
May 30, 2024 · 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.
- Michael Aaron Dennis
Meet Intel’s co-founder and the integrated circuit’s co-inventor, Robert Noyce, the entrepreneur and industry leader who left an indelible mark.
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.
Learn about Robert Noyce, inventor of the first practical microchip and co-founder of Intel, with a biography and collection of historical stills.
May 4, 2011 · Six years earlier, Robert Noyce, the founder of Fairchild Semiconductor, had patented the silicon chip. Now his ambitions had moved on and he was bringing together a team to help realise...
May 2, 2005 · How Robert Noyce, cofounder of Intel and inventor of the integrated circuit, discovered the tunnel diode in 1956 and kept it secret for decades. Learn about the history, physics, and applications of this fast and quantum device.
