Donald Klein | |
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| Born | December 19, 1930 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Known for | Invention of MOSFET transistor |
| Spouse | Ruth Kintzburger (married 1952–present) |
| Children | 6 |
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Donald Lee Klein (born December 19, 1930) is an American inventor and chemist, most known for inventing the process to fabricate the self-aligned gate MOSFET transistor along with Robert E. Kerwin and John C. Sarace in 1967 at Bell Labs.[1]
In 1994, together with Kerwin and Sarace, Klein received the IEEE Jack A. Morton award (renamed in 2000 to the IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award) "For pioneering work and the basic patent on the self-aligned silicon-gate process, a key element in fabrication of very large scale integrated circuits."[2]
That same year, Klein, Kerwin and Sarace were declared "Inventors of the Year" by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.[3]
- ^ "1968: Silicon Gate Technology Developed for ICs | The Silicon Engine | Computer History Museum". www.computerhistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "IEEE Jack A. Morton Award - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". ethw.org. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "1994 Awardees". NJ Inventors Hall of Fame 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-14.