A Company of Legend: The Legacy of Fairchild Semiconductor

David A. Laws

doi:10.1109/MAHC.2010.12

IEEE Annals of the History of Computing

A Company of Legend: The Legacy of Fairchild Semiconductor

Jan. 2010, pp. 60-74, vol. 32

DOI Bookmark: 10.1109/MAHC.2010.12

Authors

David A. Laws, Computer History Museum

Keywords

Fairchild, Hoerni, Integrated Circuit, Microelectronics, Moore, Noyce, Planar, Semiconductor, Silicon Valley

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.

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