ALBERT YU

YU--Albert Y.C.

1941 - 2017. Dr. Albert Yu died peacefully at age 76 on March 11, 2017 in Palo Alto, CA after having endured several significant medical challenges. Dr. Yu was born in Shanghai, China in 1941 and raised there and in Taiwan by parents Marina (Chan) and I.T. Yu. He emigrated to California to attend CalTech (1963), and afterwards, Stanford University where he received a PhD in Electrical Engineering (1967). Dr. Yu began his high-tech career at Fairchild Semiconductor and was subsequently recruited by Intel Corporation. He ultimately became Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Microprocessor Products Group - the heart of the company's business. Dr. Yu was responsible for the design and architecture of over one billion chips, including the 386, 486 and Pentium processors. Dr. Yu left Intel briefly to start his own company, Umtech, which produced the VideoBrain, one of the first consumer home computers. Dr. Yu received many awards and honors including being named a CalTech Distinguished Alumnus (2011). He was the author of two bestsellers: "Insider's View of Intel" (1995, Chinese) and "Creating the Digital Future" (1998, Free Press) and over thirty technical papers. Dr. Yu will be greatly missed by his wife, Mary Bechmann, his children (from a previous marriage) Laurence and Audrey, and four grandchildren. May he rest in peace after a lifetime of hard work, devoted service and great accomplishment built from humble beginnings. Let his memory be a blessing to us all.