Jean Hoerni
Swiss-born American engineer (1924–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean Amédée Hoerni (September 26, 1924 – January 12, 1997) was a Swiss-born American engineer. He was a silicon transistor pioneer, and a member of the "traitorous eight". He developed the planar process, an important technology for reliably fabricating and manufacturing semiconductor devices, such as transistors and integrated circuits.
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Born | (1924-09-26)September 26, 1924 |
Died | January 12, 1997(1997-01-12) (aged 72) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Education | B.S., M.D. and PhD, University of Geneva PhD, University of Cambridge |
Known for | Invention of planar process and PNP double diffused transistor[1] |
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Fields | Electronic engineering Semiconductor |
Institutions | Shockley Fairchild Amelco |
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