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Robert W. Bower
Born:
1936
Birthplace:
Santa Monica, Calif.
Field-effect device with insulated gates—Also known as the
Self-Aligned Gate MOSFET (metal oxide semiconductor field effect
transmitter). Patented in 1969, Bower's invention made possible the fast
electronic circuits that are now commonplace in computer and other
electronic products. He patented the device while working at the Hughes
Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. Bower is currently a
professor at the University of California at Davis, where he is focused on
making three-dimensional microelectronics a reality. (1997)
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