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1977 - Otto Voegli, IBM, Magnetic bubble memory technology 1978 - Robert N. Noyce, Fairchild, Integrated circuit technology 1979 - Samuel B. MacFarlane and Gerlad L. Pressman, ElectroPrint, Inc., Electrostatic plain paper printing 1980 - Felix Theeuwes, Alza Corp., osmotic therapeutic drug delivery systems 1981 - Herbert W. Boyer and Stanley N. Cohen, Stanford University, Basic gene splicing methods 1982 - Douglas L. Peltzer, Fairchild, Isoplanar process for bipolar integrated circuits 1983 - Theodore Hoff, IBM, Integrated circuit technology 1984 - William A. Goddard and John J. Lynott, IBM, Information storage disc technology 1985 - John H. Fried and Ian T. Harrison, Syntex, Naproxen 1986 - Charles P. Ginsburg, Ampex, Magnetic tape television recording 1987 - Edwin F. Ullman, SYVA Company, Immunoassay technology 1988 - John M. Chowning, Stanford University, Musical synthesis using FM modulation techniques 1989 - Albert Macovski, Stanford University, Medical video imaging technology 1990 - Jerome Drexler, Drexler Technology Corp., “LaserCard” optical data storage for memory cards 1991 - Weston A. Anderson, Varian Associates, Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy 1992 - Kary Mullis, Cetus, Amplification of nucleic acid sequences by PCR Technology 1993 - John Crawford, Intel Corporation, 386 and 486 microprocessor development 1994 - Julian P. Verheyden, Syntex, Discovery of ganciclovir for CMV retinitis 1995 - Alejandro Zaffaroni, Alza Corp., Conceptual innovation and cross-discipline research 1996 - Charles R. Trimble, Trimble Navigation, Inc., Automobile navigation systems 1997 - John Ryan, Macrovision, Anti-piracy technology 1998 - Erik Engelson, Target Therapeutics, Inc., Medical device technology 1999 - Mark Hamburg, Adobe, Imaging algorithm 2000 - Armand Neukermans, Xros, Inc., All optical, photonic, fiber optic switch 2001 - Bala Manian, Founder of numerous biotechnology and instrumentation companies, developer of the bar code, technology for movie special effects 2002 - Eric Anderson, Anderson Creations, Digital camera as a software device 2003 - Radia Perlman, Sun Microsystems Laboratories, 70 patents, named as one of the 20 most influential people in information technology by Data Communications Magazine in its 20th and 25th anniversary editions 2004 - Dr. Patrick S.L. Wong, Alza Corporation, invented and contributed to inventions of pioneering drug delivery systems for over-the-counter medications 2005 - Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell Technology Group Ltd., changed the face of the magnetic disk storage area by pushing the technology envelope for high-speed read channel chips 2006 - Randolf Von Oepen, Abbott Vascular, inventions span many different technology areas, such as Delivery Systems, Catheter technology, Drug Eluting Stent technology and Stent designs and materials 2007 - Steven T. Kirsch, Propel Software Corporation, acclaimed as the inventor of the Optical Mouse, as a founder of Infoseek, and for many other contributions to the computer and Internet technologies 2008 - Craig Hampel, Rambus, Inc., inventor on patents in high speed memory and interface technology
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