Electronics

Stanley Mazor

U.S.A. / October 22, 1941
Software Engineer; Director of Training, BEA Systems, Inc.

Together, four engineers (Dr. Faggin, Dr. Hoff, Mr. Mazor and Dr. Shima) developed the world's first microprocessor, the 4004. The four pioneers demonstrated that by integrating a few semiconductor chips, a microcomputer could be created which could perform a wide variety of functions. This paved the way for the development of all microprocessor-controlled industrial equipment and consumer electronics, contributing immeasurably to the creation of new industries, and to the progress of modern society.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

1941	Born in Chicago, U.S.A.
1963	B.Sc. mathematics and programming, San Francisco State University
1964	Joined Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.
1969	Intel Corp., joining the development project for the 4004 microprocessor later taught classes at University of Santa Clara, Stanford and KTH in Stockholm
1984	Director of Custom Engineering, Silicon Computer Systems
1996-present	Director of Training, BEA Systems, Inc.

AWARDS AND HONORS

1986	Outstanding Paper Award: "The Validation of Silicon Computer Technology on a VHSIC Process", 1986 Gomac Conference Digest
1996	Ron Brown Award (Outstanding American Innovator), US. Dept. of Commerce
1996	"The 1996 PC Magazine, Awards for Technical Excellence" with Hoff, M. E., Faggin, F. and Shima, M., Fall Comdex

MAJOR WORKS

1972	"The MCS-4 An LSI Microcomputer System" with Hoff, M. E., Faggin, F., Shima, M. and other, IEEE
1974	"An N-Channel 8-Bit Single Chip Microprocessor" with Faggin, F. and Shima, M., IEEE, ISSCC
1974	3,821,715 Memory System for Multi-Chip Digital Computer with Faggin, F. and Hoff, M. E.
1989	"Add First Division to your Next ASIC" with other, Electronic Design Magazine
1995	"The History of the Microcomputer Invention and Evolution" Proceedings of the IEEE

1996	"The History of the 4004" with Faggin, F., Hoff, M. E. and Shima, M., IEEE Micro

[Back to Top]