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Also Known As Robert Norton Noyce
Born December 12, 1927 • Burlington • Iowa
Died June 3, 1990 (aged 62) • Austin • Texas
Founder Intel
Inventions integrated circuit

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Robert Noyce (left) and Gordon Moore standing outside an Intel building.
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