Martin Atalla
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Mohamed Mohamed Atalla (Arabic: محمد محمد عطاالله; August 4, 1924 – December 30, 2009) was an Egyptian engineer, physical chemist, cryptographer, inventor and entrepreneur. He was a semiconductor pioneer who made important contributions to modern electronics. His invention of the MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor, or MOS transistor) in 1959, along with his earlier surface passivation and thermal oxidation processes, revolutionized the electronics industry. He is also known as the founder of the data security company Atalla Corporation (now Utimaco Atalla), founded in 1972. He received the Stuart Ballantine Medal (now the Benjamin Franklin Medal in physics) and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his important contributions to semiconductor technology as well as data security.
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4 August 1924 Port Said, Egypt
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30 December 2009 (aged 85) Atherton, California, United States
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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