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Makers of the microchip : a documentary history of Fairchild Semiconductor / Christophe Lécuyer, David C. Brock.
2010
G 111 LEC.M
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Title
Makers of the microchip : a documentary history of Fairchild Semiconductor / Christophe Lécuyer, David C. Brock.
Description
xi, 312 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
ISBN
9780262014243
9780262289566 electronic
0262289563 electronic
0262014246 hardcover
9780262289566 electronic
0262289563 electronic
0262014246 hardcover
Alternate Call Number
G 111 LEC.M
Summary
In the first three and a half years of its existence, Fairchild Semiconductor developed, produced, and marketed the device that would become the fundamental building block of the digital world: the microchip. Founded in 1957 by eight former employees of the Schockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Fairchild created the model for a successful Silicon Valley start-up: intense activity with a common goal, close collaboration, and a quick path to the market (Fairchild's first device hit the market just ten months after the company's founding). Fairchild Semiconductor was one of the first companies financed by venture capital, and its success inspired the establishment of venture capital firms in the San Francisco Bay area. These firms would finance the explosive growth of Silicon Valley over the next several decades. This history of the early years of Fairchild Semiconductor examines the technological, business, and social dynamics behind its innovative products. The centerpiece of the book is a collection of documents, reproduced in facsimile, including the company's first prospectus; ideas, sketches, and plans for the company's products; and a notebook kept by cofounder Jay Last that records problems, schedules, and tasks discussed at weekly meetings. A historical overview, interpretive essays, and an introduction to semiconductor technology in the period accompany these primary documents.
Note
Includes facsimilies of historical documents.
Includes facsimiles of historical documents.
Published in association with the Chemical Heritage Foundation. - Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes facsimiles of historical documents.
Published in association with the Chemical Heritage Foundation. - Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Fairchild semiconductor, Silicon technology, and military computing; 2. Facsimiles and interpretive essays.
Fairchild semiconductor, silicon technology, and military computing
Facsimiles and interpretive essays
Conclusion
Appendix : Semiconductor technology in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.
Fairchild semiconductor, silicon technology, and military computing
Facsimiles and interpretive essays
Conclusion
Appendix : Semiconductor technology in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.
Series
EBL-Schweitzer.
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010.
Language
English
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