Leslie L. Vadász
Encyclopedia
Leslie L. Vadász is a Hungarian-American
engineer
and manager
, one of the founding members of Intel Corporation
. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from McGill University
(1961) and completed AMP studies at Harvard University
(1990).
He moved to the United States
in 1961, first working for Fairchild Semiconductor
. He joined Intel Corporation when it was founded in 1968, he retired in 2003 as an executive
vice president
of the company. He was the fourth employee of Intel, hired directly by Andrew Grove
. He was the head of the MOS design department where the first microprocessor
, the Intel 4004
was developed. He has been an innovator
and strategic
leader
throughout Intel's history. He was the founder and – until 2003 – president of the Intel Capital strategic investment program.
United States
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engineer
Engineer
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and manager
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, one of the founding members of Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from McGill University
McGill University
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(1961) and completed AMP studies at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(1990).
He moved to the United States
United States
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in 1961, first working for Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. is an American semiconductor company based in San Jose, California. Founded in 1957, it was a pioneer in transistor and integrated circuit manufacturing...
. He joined Intel Corporation when it was founded in 1968, he retired in 2003 as an executive
Senior management
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vice president
Vice president
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of the company. He was the fourth employee of Intel, hired directly by Andrew Grove
Andrew Grove
Andrew Stephen Grove , is a Hungarian-born Jewish-American Businessman/ Engineer, Author & a science pioneer in the semiconductor industry. He escaped from Communist-controlled Hungary at the age of 20 and moved to the U.S., where he finished his education...
. He was the head of the MOS design department where the first microprocessor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
, the Intel 4004
Intel 4004
The Intel 4004 was a 4-bit central processing unit released by Intel Corporation in 1971. It was the first complete CPU on one chip, and also the first commercially available microprocessor...
was developed. He has been an innovator
Innovator
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and strategic
Strategy
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leader
Leader
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throughout Intel's history. He was the founder and – until 2003 – president of the Intel Capital strategic investment program.