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Science & Technology
Federico Faggin
b. 1941Vicenza, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantLiving
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Why Included
Lead designer of the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor, and co-founder of Zilog.
Notable For
- Lead designer of Intel 4004 microprocessor (1971)
- Co-founder of Zilog
- Co-inventor of touchscreen technology at Synaptics
Honors & Recognition
- National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2009)
- Marconi Prize
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Science & Technology
- Years
- b. 1941
- Birth Place
- Vicenza, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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