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Integrated-circuit era (1959-1975)
Robert Noyce
1927-1990
Co-invented the monolithic integrated circuit; co-founded Intel.
Contributions
- 01At Fairchild, realized Hoerni's planar process could connect multiple transistors on one chip.
- 02Filed the integrated-circuit patent in 1959.
- 03Co-founded Intel with Gordon Moore in 1968.
Why it matters for the integrated circuit
Noyce turned the planar process into a product: the integrated circuit. That integration path leads straight to today's GPUs.