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Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore Found Intel
Noyce and Moore leave Fairchild Semiconductor and incorporate a new venture as NM Electronics. Later in the year, they purchase the rights to use the Intel name from a company called Intelco. -
Birth of the Intel Logo
The "dropped-e" Intel logo is adopted and becomes highly recognizable worldwide. -
IPO
Intel goes public at $23.50 per share, raising $6.8 million. -
Product Line Expands
The company announces the first 8-bit microprocessor, the 8008. -
New Factory Chic
Bunny suits are introduced as standard clean room attire. -
Going Mainstream
The Intel 8080 is quickly designed into hundreds of products, including traffic lights and cash registers. -
First Single-Board Computer
The company launches the world's first single-boards computer, the iSBC 80/10. -
National Recognition
Bob Noyce receives the National Medal of Science from U.S. President Jimmy Carter.