Title :
A Company of Legend: The Legacy of Fairchild Semiconductor
Author_Institution :
Computer History Museum
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;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2010.12
