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Jean Hoerni

American businessman (1924–1997)

  • Fame45.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1K
Lived 1924–1997, aged 73Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    11 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1924–1997
    Aged 73
  • Awards
    4
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-25

Jean Amédée Hoerni was a Swiss-born American engineer. He was a silicon transistor pioneer, and a member of the "traitorous eight". He developed the planar process, an important technology for reliably fabricating and manufacturing semiconductor devices, such as transistors and integrated circuits.

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