1941- Italian-born American physicist and computer designer who, with Marcian Hoff and Stanley Mazor, created the first microprocessor. He developed the original silicon gate technology while at Fairchild Semiconductor. He then moved to Intel in 1970...

1941- American computer designer who, along with Marcian Hoff and Federico Faggin, developed the first microprocessor. He joined Intel in 1969 and worked with Faggin to improve Hoff's microprocessor architecture. Developed under contract for the...

Federico Faggin (born December 1 1941) is an Italian-born physicist/electrical engineer, principally responsible for the design of the first microprocessor and responsible for leading the 4004 (MCS-4) project to its successful outcome and for promoting...

After making his home in California's Silicon Valley in 1968, an Italian inventor and engineer revolutionized modern life with the world's first microprocessor. From the time Federico Faggin was 19, it was clear that he would be a remarkable innovator in the nascent...

Among the many contributions Italy has made to science over the centuries must now be added the development of the computer, which took a giant step forward 36 years ago, thanks to a young physicist and electrical engineer from Italy. Born and raised...