Jean Hoerni
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Jean Hoerni was a Swiss-born physicist and engineer best known for inventing the planar process, a foundational technology that enabled the modern semiconductor and integrated circuit industry.
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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inventor → person → physicist → |
| citizenship |
Switzerland
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| contributedTo |
integrated circuit industry
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modern semiconductor industry → |
| developed |
planar process for semiconductor fabrication
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| era |
20th century
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| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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physics → semiconductor technology → |
| gender |
male
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| hasOccupation |
engineer
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inventor → physicist → |
| impact |
foundation of modern microelectronics manufacturing
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| influenced |
development of integrated circuits
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mass production of transistors → |
| knownFor |
integrated circuit technology
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planar process → semiconductor manufacturing → |
| nationality |
Swiss
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| notableAchievement |
creation of planar transistor structure
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enabling reliable silicon integrated circuits → |
| placeOfBirth |
Switzerland
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| usedTechnology |
silicon semiconductor materials
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| workedOn |
integrated circuit fabrication
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transistor fabrication processes → |
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Fairchild Semiconductor
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Fairchild Semiconductor → |
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Fairchild Eight
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Traitorous Eight → |
member |
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Fairchild Camera and Instrument
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Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory → |
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Sheldon Roberts
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