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“Federico Faggin is probably the most well-rounded Idealist alive. He embodies the near-perfect combination of hard-nosed, scientifically-informed thought with direct introspective insights into the primacy of consciousness.
Jan 30, 1991 · Tom Klein joined Mullard, the British subsidiary of Philips in 1960. He moved to the Fairchild R&D Laboratory, Palo Alto in 1966 where with Federico Faggin he demonstrated the commercial feasibility of Silicon Gate MOS integrated circuit technology.
THE STORY OF FEDERICO AND ELVIA FAGGIN SO FAR. Federico Faggin was born in Vicenza. (1, december 1941) 1944. Federico’s parents, Emma and Giuseppe, with Giorgio (left) and Federico, at Isola Vicentina. Federico at 14 with a contest model plane designed and built by him. 1956.
Federico Faggin is the most illustrious Italian who has worked in Silicon Valley and is known as the father of the microprocessor and the “Italian Steve Jobs”.
Sep 16, 2024 · Federico Faggin created the self-aligned MOS silicon-gate technology, which made possible memory chips, CCD image sensors, and the microprocessor. He designed the Intel 4004, 8008, and 8080 microprocessors, as well as the Zilog Z80 and Z8 processors.
When Zilog set up as a rival to Intel, Faggin moved away from R&D to become an entrepreneur and CEO. He has headed three start-ups, and recently became chairman of the board of his latest venture, Synaptics, a developer of user interface solutions for mobile computing and entertainment devices.
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Gardner Hendrie: We have today Federico Faggin, who has graciously agreed to do an oral history for the Computer History Museum’s oral history project. We really appreciate that, Federico.
