Background
Hoerni, Jean Amédée was born on September 26, 1924 in Geneva. Son of Robert and Jeanne (Berthoud) Hoerni. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1959.
Hoerni, Jean Amédée was born on September 26, 1924 in Geneva. Son of Robert and Jeanne (Berthoud) Hoerni. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1959.
Bachelor of Science, University Geneva, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Geneva, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1952.
Founder, research physicist, Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, 1957-1961; vice president, Teledyne, Inc., Mountain View, California, 1961-1963; consultant, Los Altos, California, 1963-1967; founder, president, Intersil, Inc., Cupertino, California, 1967-1975; electronics consultant, Seattle, Hailey, Idaho., since 1975. Board directors DEEPA Textiles, Inc.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. M C.
Children– Michael, Anne, Susan.