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1000 [3] Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. was an American semiconductor company based in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1957 as a division of Fairchild Camera and Instrument by the "traitorous eight" who defected from Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory.
ON Semiconductor has acquired Fairchild. Together, we deliver a more extensive power product portfolio, a stronger presence in key markets of automotive, industrial and wireless, and increased technical and sales support.
Jun 21, 2024 · Fairchild Semiconductor, former American electronics company that shares credit with Texas Instruments Incorporated for the invention of the integrated circuit. Founded in 1957, Fairchild was among the earliest firms to successfully manufacture transistors and integrated circuits.
Sep 19, 2017 · Their startup, Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, went on to develop some of the most important innovations in 20th century electronics technology and sowed seeds that spawned Silicon Valley and changed the world.
Mar 26, 2024 · With backing from businessman Arthur Rock and Fairchild Camera and Instrument‘s Sherman Fairchild, the "traitorous eight" founded Fairchild Semiconductor on October 1st, 1957 in Palo Alto, California.
Feb 28, 2022 · While Shockley Semiconductor may have been the first company of Silicon Valley, it was Fairchild Semiconductor—founded by eight former Shockley engineers—who proliferated thousands of tech companies.
Founded in 1957 by eight former employees of the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in Mountain View, California, Fairchild pioneered a host of industry leading semiconductor products including transistors, LEDs, and ICs.
Mar 15, 2010 · 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 ...
Jul 22, 2014 · Fairchild Semiconductor, a pioneering company in transistor and integrated circuit manufacturing, was also the birthplace of the modern semiconductor industry. In 1956, William Shockley started the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in Mountainview, California.
Fairchild Semiconductor personnel invented the planar manufacturing process, the monolithic integrated circuit, and CMOS technology – the foundations of every significant computer chip made today.
