43) The "Man Who Created the Valley" is Gone

  
The issue of Intel USA’s company magazine, Inteleads, in memory of Robert Noyce (Click to enlarge)


Robert Noyce, who was called "the man who created the Silicon Valley" and was admired as "an extraordinary engineer who was made by the semiconductor industry", suddenly passed away on June 3, 1990.

He died suddenly of a heart attack while staying in Austin, Texas as CEO of a public and private joint venture company, "SEMATECH", aiming to revive the US semiconductor industry that lagged behind Japan. He also served as Vice President of Intel at the same time, which, perhaps, created an exhausting and stressful environment.

In response to the request from Intel's headquarters, I contributed a memorial writing to the special issue of Inteleads for Noyce, saying that "While Bob Noyce was an exceptionally talented and aggressive engineer at the same time, however, he was gentle at heart and never forgot to smile." I was quite surprised and at the same time felt grateful to find my comment posted on the first page surrounded by eight pictures of Noyce.

(From the July 1990 issue of Intel’s company magazine, Inteleads)

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