{"product_id":"makers-of-the-microchip-isbn-9780262546263","title":"Makers of the Microchip","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first years of the company that developed the microchip and created the model for a successful Silicon Valley start-up.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.Foreword by Jay Last vii\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e1 Fairchild Semiconductor, Silicon Technology, and Military Computing 9\u003cbr\u003e2 Facsimiles and Interpretive Essays 45\u003cbr\u003eLetter to Hayden Stone \u0026amp; Company, June 1957, Eugene and Rose Kleiner 45\u003cbr\u003eEntries in Personal Notebook, 6, 11, and 18 November 1957, Jay Last 51\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Patent Notebook, 1 December 1957, Jean Hoerni 59\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Patent Notebook, 9 December 1957, Jay Last 65\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 2 January 1958, Jay Last 69\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 10 February 1958, Jay Last 76\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 17 February 1958, Jay Last 80\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 24 February 1958, Jay Last 87\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 10 March 1958, Jay Last 95\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 17 April 1958, Jay Last 101\u003cbr\u003eInternal Progress Report, 1 May 1958, Gordon Moore 105\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 7 May 1958, Jay Last 111\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 27 May 1958, Jay Last 114\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 30 June 1958, Jay Last 121\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 5 August 1958, Jay Last 123\u003cbr\u003ePrint Advertisement by Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, 10 August 1958 127\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 25 August 1958, Jay Last 130\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 15 September 1958, Jay Last 135\u003cbr\u003ePatent Disclosure, 14 January 1959, Jean Hoerni 141\u003cbr\u003ePatent Disclosure, 20 January 1959, Jean Hoerni 146\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Patent Notebook, 23 January 1959, Robert Noyce 150\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Personal Notebook, 18 March 1959, Jay Last 162\u003cbr\u003e\"New Products Steal the Show,\" \u003ci\u003eLeadwire, \u003c\/i\u003eSeptember 1959 168\u003cbr\u003eInternal Memorandum, 5 November 1959, Gordon Moore 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeadwire, \u003c\/i\u003eVolume 1, Number 5, November 1959 180\u003cbr\u003eDevice Drawing, 22 December 1959, Lionel Kattner 186\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Patent Notebook, 23 February 1960, Jay Last 190\u003cbr\u003eEntry in Patent Notebook, 26 May 1960, Lionel Kattner 193\u003cbr\u003eEntries in Patent Notebook, 7 August, 31 August, and 13 September 1960, Isy Haas 199\u003cbr\u003eNote on Micrologic Elements, 22 September 1960, Robert Norman 205\u003cbr\u003eLecture Notes, 30 September 1960, Jay Last 210\u003cbr\u003eCompany Profile, \u003ci\u003eSolid State Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eSeptember-October 1960 216\u003cbr\u003eInternal Progress Report, 1 October 1960, Jay Last 223\u003cbr\u003eInternal Memorandum, 1 December 1961, Robert Graham 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion 233\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Semiconductor Technology in the Late 1950s and the Early 1960s 241\u003cbr\u003eNotes 265\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 295\u003cbr\u003eIndex 307Christophe Lécuyer is Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Université Pierre et Marie Curie and the author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 2005).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid C. Brock is Senior Research Fellow at the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Center for Contemporary History and the editor of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Moore's Law: Four Decades of Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301647044837,"sku":"NP9780262546263","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262546263.jpg?v=1767732153","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/makers-of-the-microchip-isbn-9780262546263","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}