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Faggin, Federico was born on December 1, 1941 in Vicenza, Italy. Son of Giuseppe and Emma (Munari) Faggin. came to the United States, 1968, naturalized, 1978.
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Federico Faggin
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Federico Faggin, American Electronics executive. Developed silicon gate technical for metal–oxide–semiconductor fabrication, first microprocessor. Recipient Marconi Fellowship award, 1988, W. Wallace McDowell award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, 1994, Kyoto prize, 1997; inducted National Inventor's Hall of Fame, 1996.
Education
Graduate, Perito Industriale Instituto A. Rossi, Vicenza, 1960; D.Physics, U. Padua, Italy, 1965.
Career
Section head, Fairchild Camera & Instrument Company, Palo Alto, California, 1968-1970; department manager, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California, 1970-1974; founder, president, Zilog Inc., Cupertino, California, 1974-1980; vice president computer systems group, Exxon Enterprises, New York City, 1981; co-founder, president, Cygnet Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1982-1986; president, co founder, Synaptics, Inc., San Jose, California, since 1986.
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Married Elvia Sardei, September 2, 1967. Children: Marzia, Marc, Eric.
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Recipient Marconi Fellowship award, 1988, W. Wallace McDowell award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, 1994, Kyoto prize, 1997. Inducted National Inventor's Hall of Fame, 1996.Recipient Marconi Fellowship award, 1988, W. Wallace McDowell award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, 1994, Kyoto prize, 1997. Inducted National Inventor's Hall of Fame, 1996.