Fairchild Semiconductor
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Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairchild Semiconductor canonical | 36 |
| Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | 1 |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
defunct company
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semiconductor company ⓘ technology company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | ON Semiconductor ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 2016 ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
Fairchild Semiconductor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
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| foundedBy |
Eugene Kleiner
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Gordon E. Moore ⓘ
surface form:
Gordon Moore
Jay Last ⓘ Jean Hoerni ⓘ Julius Blank ⓘ Robert N. Noyce ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Noyce
Sheldon Roberts ⓘ Sherman Fairchild ⓘ Victor Grinich ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Advanced Micro Devices
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Intel Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Intel
Intersil ⓘ LSI Logic ⓘ Maxim Integrated ⓘ Monolithic Memories ⓘ National Semiconductor ⓘ Signetics ⓘ VLSI technology ⓘ
surface form:
VLSI Technology
Xicor ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Mountain View, California, United States
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surface form:
Mountain View, California
San Jose, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
San Jose, California
South Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
central role in development of Silicon Valley
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central role in development of modern integrated circuit industry ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| industry |
electronics industry
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semiconductor industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early integrated circuits
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helping create Silicon Valley ⓘ pioneering planar process technology ⓘ spawning numerous spin-off companies ⓘ |
| locationFounded |
Mountain View, California, United States
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surface form:
Mountain View, California
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| nickname | Fairchildren (for its spin-off companies) ⓘ |
| notableEmployee |
Andrew S. Grove
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surface form:
Andrew Grove
Charles Sporck ⓘ Don Valentine ⓘ Gordon E. Moore ⓘ
surface form:
Gordon Moore
Jerry Sanders ⓘ Leslie Vadasz ⓘ Robert N. Noyce ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Noyce
Wilfred Corrigan ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
integrated circuit
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linear integrated circuit ⓘ logic IC ⓘ operational amplifier ⓘ planar transistor ⓘ power semiconductor device ⓘ µA709 ⓘ µA741 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Fairchild Camera and Instrument ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
development of the planar transistor in 1959
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introduction of early monolithic integrated circuits ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | FCS ⓘ |
| tradedOn | NASDAQ ⓘ |
Referenced by (38)
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Traitorous Eight
this entity surface form:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
“Cramming more components onto integrated circuits”
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Fairchild Semiconductor
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subject surface form:
Cramming more components onto integrated circuits
subject surface form:
Fairchild Semiconductor
this entity surface form:
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.