Background
Strain, Robert Joseph was born on July 21, 1936 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Son of William Joseph and Ethel Louise (Moore) Strain.
Strain, Robert Joseph was born on July 21, 1936 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Son of William Joseph and Ethel Louise (Moore) Strain.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1958. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1963.
Research engineer Standard Telephone Laboratory, Harlow, Essex, England, 1963-1965. Supervisor member technical staff Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1965-1973. Manager development liaison Harris Semiconductor, Melbourne, Florida, 1973-1980.
Manager engineering Fairchild Semiconductor, San Jose, California, 1980-1982, manager technical Nagasaki project Palo Alto, 1982-1985, manager business development Cupertino, 1986-1987. Director memory projects National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, since 1988.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Management Association.
Married Janet Lucille Majors, June 10, 1961. Children: Douglas, Margaret, Ellen.