Robert A. Henle (1923 – January 27, 1989) was an electrical engineer, who contributed to

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technology. In 1949, he received the BSEE degree from the

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. Henle joined the IBM where he became involved in semiconductor circuits for computers. He was appointed an

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in 1964. He was elected Fellow of the

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, was elected into the

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, and received the

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"For sustained leadership in, and individual contributions to, the science and technology of semiconductor circuits for computing systems."

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