Born
1941
Died
Unknown
Nationality
Italian-American
Events involving Federico Faggin (3)
1971
ID: 4328
November 1971
Intel releases 4004 microprocessor designed by Ted Hoff and Federico Faggin - first commercial microprocessor, 2,300 transistors
ID: 4328
1974
ID: 4383
Federico Faggin leaves Intel to found Zilog - creates Z80 processor that dominates 8-bit market
ID: 4383
1976
ID: 4384
July 1976
Zilog releases Z80 designed by Faggin and Masatoshi Shima - 8080-compatible, powers countless computers
ID: 4384