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Noyce and Gordon E. Moore founded Intel in 1968 when they left Fairchild Semiconductor.

Arthur Rock, the chairman of Intel's board and a major investor in the company said that for Intel to succeed, Intel needed Noyce, Moore and Andrew Grove.

And it needed them in that order.

Noyce: the visionary, born to inspire ; Moore: the virtuoso of technology ; and Grove: the technologist turned management scientist.

The relaxed culture that Noyce brought to Intel was a carry-over from his style at Fairchild Semiconductor.

He treated employees as family, rewarding and encouraging teamwork.

His follow-your-bliss management style set the tone for many Valley success stories.

Noyce's management style could be called a " roll up your sleeves " style.

He shunned fancy corporate cars, reserved parking spaces, private jets, offices, and furnishings in favor of a less-structured, relaxed working environment in which everyone contributed and no one benefited from lavish benefits.

By declining the usual executive perks he stood as a model for future generations of Intel CEOs.

At Intel, he oversaw Ted Hoff's invention of the microprocessor, which was his second revolution.