Robert Noyce

Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990) was an American physicist and businessman. He co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968. He was an important person in Silicon Valley.While Kilby's invention was six months earlier, neither man rejected the title of co-inventor.Lécuyer, p. 129

Noyce died of a heart attack at age 62 on June 3, 1990 at a hospital in Austin, Texas.

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