02851cam a2200385 a 4500 16021898 OSt 20150408114018.0 091214s2010 maua b 001 0 eng 2009049182 GBB078018 bnb 015588778 Uk 9780262014243 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0262014246 (hardcover : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn489438872 DLC DLC YDXCP UKM C#P CDX N15 DLC pcc n-us--- TK7871.85 .L4167 2010 338.762 22 Lécuyer, Christophe. 11826 Makers of the microchip : a documentary history of Fairchild Semiconductor / Christophe Lécuyer, David C. Brock. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010. xi, 312 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Includes facsimilies of historical documents. Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-305) and index. "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 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"--P. [2] of dust cover. Fairchild (Firm) History. 11827 Fairchild (Firm) Archives. 11828 Semiconductors Design and construction History. 11829 Integrated circuits Design and construction History. 11830 Brock, David C. 11831 ddc BOOK 21769 256269 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-22 EZF 00085102 EZF 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-22 EZF 00085103 EZF 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-22 EZF 00085099 EZF 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-22 EZF 00085100 EZF 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-22 EZF 00085101 EZF 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-23 SZM 00085261 SZM 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-23 SZM 00085262 SZM 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-23 SZM 00085263 SZM 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-23 SZM 00085264 SZM 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 338.762 L C M 2012-04-23 SZM 00085265 SZM 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0