Jay Last
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Jay Last was an American physicist and pioneering semiconductor engineer who helped found Fairchild Semiconductor and played a key role in the birth of Silicon Valley’s integrated circuit industry.
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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person → physicist → pioneer of integrated circuits → semiconductor engineer → |
| academicDegree |
PhD in physics
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bachelor's degree in optics → |
| causeOfDeath |
heart failure
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| coFounded |
Fairchild Semiconductor
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1929-10-18
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| dateOfDeath |
2021-11-11
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| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Rochester → |
| employer |
Bell Labs
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Fairchild Semiconductor → Teledyne → |
| familyName |
Last
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| fieldOfWork |
integrated circuits
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microelectronics → physics → semiconductor technology → |
| givenName |
Jay
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| hasGender |
male
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| influenced |
development of Silicon Valley as a technology hub
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| knownFor |
contributions to microchip miniaturization
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leadership of Fairchild's integrated circuit group → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
traitorous eight
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| name |
Jay Taylor Last
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| notableAchievement |
helped found Fairchild Semiconductor
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key role in birth of Silicon Valley integrated circuit industry → pioneered commercial integrated circuit manufacturing → |
| notableFor |
advancing mass production of integrated circuits
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early use of photolithography in semiconductor manufacturing → |
| notableWork |
development of planar integrated circuits at Fairchild Semiconductor
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| occupation |
art collector
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engineer → entrepreneur → philanthropist → physicist → |
| placeOfBirth |
Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| workedOn |
early integrated circuit design and fabrication
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mesa transistor technology → planar transistor technology → |
Referenced by (7)
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Fairchild Semiconductor
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Fairchild Semiconductor → |
foundedBy |
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Fairchild Eight
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Traitorous Eight → |
member |
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Fairchild Camera and Instrument
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Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory → |
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Sheldon Roberts
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hasColleague |