Makers of the Microchip by Christophe Lecuyer
English | 8 Oct. 2010 | ISBN: 0262014246 | 327 Pages | PDF | 12 MB
English | 8 Oct. 2010 | ISBN: 0262014246 | 327 Pages | PDF | 12 MB
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).