1987: Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by the University of Notre Dame.
1988: "Technology Leader of the Year" award by the American Electronics Association.
1989: "Visionary of the Year" award by the University of California, Berkeley.
1990: honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
1997: "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the National Medal of Technology Foundation.
1997: "Honorary Fellow" of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
2000: "Honorary Fellow" of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
2002: "Honorary Fellow" of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
2004: "Fellow" of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
2005: "Leadership in Technology Award" from the American Electronics Association.
2006: "Honorary Fellow" of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).
2007: "Honorary Doctor of Science" degree from the University of Oxford.
2008: "Honorary Doctor of Engineering" degree from the University of Cambridge.
2012: "Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters" degree from Yale University.
2019: "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).