The Team-Builder

Robert Noyce

About Robert Noyce

• Known as the "Mayor of Silicon Valley"
• Degree in Solid State Physics from MIT
• Worked for William Shockley
• Cofounder of Fairchild Semiconductor & Intel

Inventions

• Co-Invented the integrated circuit with Jack Kilby
• Planar process and aluminium metal interconnects for the integrated circuit

Secrets of Success

• Problem solving mind
• Team worker and leader
• Expert in solid state physics
• Only worked with the best talent
• Was not afraid to give others credit
• Would willingly pass the ball to team mates
• Preferred team setting
• Kept careful records of the experiments performed
• Looked deep into advantages of one approach over others
• Did not believe in negative comments or disparaging teams
• Was hands-on when the time was appropriate
• Guided the teams to the most elegant solutions