Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
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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."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory canonical | 11 |
| Shockley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T140791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory Context triple: [Robert N. Noyce, employer, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory]
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Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
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William Shockley
William Shockley was an American physicist and co-inventor of the transistor whose work helped launch the field of solid-state electronics and earned him a share of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Robert N. Noyce
Robert N. Noyce was an American physicist, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, and co-founder of Intel Corporation, often called the "Mayor of Silicon Valley" for his pivotal role in the semiconductor industry.
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D.
Nick Holonyak Jr.
Nick Holonyak Jr. was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the first practical visible-spectrum LED, earning him recognition as a pioneer in semiconductor lighting technology.
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E.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory Target entity description: 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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A.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
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B.
William Shockley
William Shockley was an American physicist and co-inventor of the transistor whose work helped launch the field of solid-state electronics and earned him a share of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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C.
Robert N. Noyce
Robert N. Noyce was an American physicist, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, and co-founder of Intel Corporation, often called the "Mayor of Silicon Valley" for his pivotal role in the semiconductor industry.
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D.
Nick Holonyak Jr.
Nick Holonyak Jr. was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the first practical visible-spectrum LED, earning him recognition as a pioneer in semiconductor lighting technology.
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E.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
research laboratory
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semiconductor company ⓘ technology company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
William Shockley
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surface form:
Nobel laureate William Shockley
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| category |
Defunct semiconductor company
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Silicon Valley ⓘ
surface form:
History of Silicon Valley
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employed |
the Traitorous Eight
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surface form:
the traitorous eight
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| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| focus |
research and development
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semiconductor research ⓘ transistor development ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Shockley ⓘ |
| founder | William Shockley ⓘ |
| heritage |
direct ancestor of Fairchild Semiconductor via traitorous eight
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indirect ancestor of Intel via Fairchild Semiconductor ⓘ |
| historicalRole | catalyst for the emergence of Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| industry |
electronics
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semiconductors ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fairchild Semiconductor
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Intel Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Intel
Silicon Valley semiconductor industry ⓘ |
| keyPerson | William Shockley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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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
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being the seed of many later semiconductor firms ⓘ pioneering silicon transistor development ⓘ |
| operatedAs | division of Beckman Instruments ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Beckman Instruments ⓘ |
| product |
four-layer diodes
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power transistors ⓘ semiconductor devices ⓘ silicon transistors ⓘ |
| technology |
bipolar junction transistors
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silicon-based devices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory Description of subject: 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."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shockley
subject surface form:
Traitorous Eight
subject surface form:
Traitorous Eight