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100			_aLecuyer, Christophe
245			_aMakers of the microchip : a documentary history of Fairchild Semiconductor
260			_bMIT Press, _c2022 _aCambridge :
300			_axi, 312 p. ; _bill., (b & w), _c26 cm
365			_d40.00 _b$ _c90.60
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn 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 Shockley 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 co-founder 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.
650			_aEconomics Corporate
650			_aBusiness History
650			_aIntegrated Circuits
650			_aIntegrated circuits Design
650			_aBell Labs
650			_aFairchild Semiconductor
650			_aHybrid circuits
650			_aMesa transistor
650			_aPhotolithography
650			_aPlanar process
700			_aBrock, David C.
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