Makers of the Microchip: A Documentary History of Fairchild Semiconductor - Couverture rigide

Lecuyer, Christophe; Brock, David C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0262014246 ISBN 13 : 9780262014243

Editeur : The MIT Press, 2010

Synopsis

The first years of the company that developed the microchip and created the model for a successful Silicon Valley start-up.

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Christophe Lécuyer is Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Université Pierre et Marie Curie and the author of Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970 (MIT Press, 2005).

David C. Brock is Senior Research Fellow at the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Center for Contemporary History and the editor of Understanding Moore's Law: Four Decades of Innovation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The MIT Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0262014246
• ISBN 13: 9780262014243
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 328
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