Jean Amédée Hoerni | |
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| Born | September 26, 1924 |
| Died | January 12, 1997 (aged 72) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | B.S., M.D. and PhD, University of Geneva PhD, University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Invention of planar process and PNP double diffused transistor[1] |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electronic engineering Semiconductor |
| Institutions | Shockley Fairchild Amelco |
Jean Amédée Hoerni (September 26, 1924 – January 12, 1997) 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.