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Memorial Tributes Volume 6 (1993) / Chapter Skim
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Robert N. Noyce
Pages 154-159

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... on space-charge generated currents in silicon pen junctions explained the observed voltage current characteristics. This discovery was an important foundation for subsequent development of silicon transistors and other semiconductor devices.
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... By adding extra junctions in the silicon wafers the individual circuit elements could be isolated electrically from each other, and a metal film insulated from the silicon by a silicon dioxide layer then could be used to form interconnections. Shortly after Noyce's invention, Texas Instruments Inc.
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... This decision helped trigger the explosion of the integrated circuit market. In 196X Noyce left Fairchild and cofounded Intel Corporation to pursue opportunities in large-scale integration.
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... , the Faraday Medal from the Institute of Electrical Engineers (United Kingdom) , the Cledo Brunetti Award from the IEEE, and the Harry Goode Memorial Award from the American Federation of Information Processing Societies.
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