Federico Faggin

Date of Birth	01-December-1941
Place of Birth	Vicenza (Italy, Veneto, Province of Vicenza)
Nationality	Italy
Profession	Engineer, Inventor, Physicist
Federico Faggin is an Italian-born and educated physicist, naturalized US citizen, widely known for designing the first commercial microprocessor. He led the 4004 project and the design group during the first five years of Intel's microprocessor effort. He was founder and CEO of Zilog, the first company solely dedicated to microprocessors. In 2010 he received the 2009 National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor the United States confers for achievements related to technological progress.

Awards by Federico Faggin

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National Medal of Technology and Innovation	(For the conception, design and application of the first microprocessor, which was commercially adopted and became the universal building block of digital electronic systems, significantly impacting the global economy and people's day-to-day lives.)