DocumentCode
1439819
Title
A Company of Legend: The Legacy of Fairchild Semiconductor
Author
Laws, David A.
Author_Institution
Computer History Museum
Volume
32
Issue
1
fYear
2010
Firstpage
60
Lastpage
74
Abstract
Founded in 1957 by eight dissidents from Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Fairchild Semiconductor developed some of the most important innovations in 20th century technology and sowed the seeds of the microelectronic-driven computer industry of today. This article surveys some of the key personalities who worked at the company and describes their technological and management contributions.
Keywords
semiconductor industry; Fairchild Semiconductor; Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory; microelectronic-driven computer industry; Companies; Computer industry; History; Laboratories; On the job training; Semiconductor device manufacture; Silicon; Space technology; Technological innovation; Technology management; Fairchild; Hoerni; Microelectronics; Moore; Noyce; Planar; Semiconductor; Silicon Valley; integrated circuit;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2010.12
Filename
5430761
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