Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory

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research laboratory semiconductor company technology company

Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory was a pioneering Silicon Valley research and development company founded by Nobel laureate William Shockley that became the seed for many later semiconductor firms, including those started by the "traitorous eight."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	research laboratory ⓘ semiconductor company ⓘ technology company ⓘ
associatedWith	William Shockley ⓘ surface form: Nobel laureate William Shockley
category	Defunct semiconductor company ⓘ Silicon Valley ⓘ surface form: History of Silicon Valley
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employed	the Traitorous Eight ⓘ surface form: the traitorous eight
era	mid-20th century ⓘ
focus	research and development ⓘ semiconductor research ⓘ transistor development ⓘ
foundedBy	William Shockley ⓘ
founder	William Shockley ⓘ
heritage	direct ancestor of Fairchild Semiconductor via traitorous eight ⓘ indirect ancestor of Intel via Fairchild Semiconductor ⓘ
historicalRole	catalyst for the emergence of Silicon Valley ⓘ
industry	electronics ⓘ semiconductors ⓘ
influenced	Fairchild Semiconductor ⓘ Intel Corporation ⓘ surface form: Intel Silicon Valley semiconductor industry ⓘ
keyPerson	William Shockley ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Mountain View, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Mountain View, California Santa Clara Valley ⓘ Silicon Valley ⓘ
namedAfter	William Shockley ⓘ
notableEmployee	Eugene Kleiner ⓘ Gordon E. Moore ⓘ surface form: Gordon Moore Jay Last ⓘ Jean Hoerni ⓘ Julius Blank ⓘ Robert N. Noyce ⓘ surface form: Robert Noyce Sheldon Roberts ⓘ Victor Grinich ⓘ
notableFor	being the first Silicon Valley semiconductor company ⓘ being the seed of many later semiconductor firms ⓘ pioneering silicon transistor development ⓘ
operatedAs	division of Beckman Instruments ⓘ
parentCompany	Beckman Instruments ⓘ
product	four-layer diodes ⓘ power transistors ⓘ semiconductor devices ⓘ silicon transistors ⓘ
technology	bipolar junction transistors ⓘ silicon-based devices ⓘ

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Gordon E. Moore → employer → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

Robert N. Noyce → employer → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

Sheldon Roberts → employer → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

William Shockley → employer → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

the Traitorous Eight → employerBeforeDeparture → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

subject surface form: Traitorous Eight

William Shockley → familyName → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shockley

William Shockley → founded → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

Fairchild Eight → leftOrganization → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

the Traitorous Eight → leftOrganization → Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ

subject surface form: Traitorous Eight