Fairchild Eight
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Fairchild Eight refers to the group of eight engineers who left Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in 1957 to found Fairchild Semiconductor, a pivotal company in the early semiconductor and Silicon Valley industry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairchild Eight canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of engineers
ⓘ
historical business group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the Traitorous Eight
ⓘ
surface form:
Traitorous Eight
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| associatedWithCompany |
Advanced Micro Devices
ⓘ
Intel Corporation ⓘ National Semiconductor ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | William Shockley ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | founding fathers of Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
integrated circuits
ⓘ
transistor technology ⓘ |
| formedAt |
Mountain View
ⓘ
surface form:
Mountain View, California
|
| formedIn | 1957 ⓘ |
| foundedOrganization | Fairchild Semiconductor ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 8 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II electronics industry ⓘ |
| industry | semiconductor industry ⓘ |
| leftOrganization | Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ |
| legacy |
catalyst for the creation of Silicon Valley startup culture
ⓘ
source of numerous semiconductor spin-off companies ⓘ |
| member |
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 ⓘ |
| notableMemberFounded |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
ⓘ
surface form:
Eugene Kleiner co-founded Kleiner Perkins venture capital firm
Gordon E. Moore ⓘ
surface form:
Gordon Moore co-founded Intel Corporation
Robert N. Noyce ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Noyce founded Intel Corporation
|
| parentOrganizationOfFoundedCompany | Fairchild Camera and Instrument ⓘ |
| reasonForDeparture | dissatisfaction with William Shockley’s management ⓘ |
| significance | pivotal in early Silicon Valley history ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Traitorous Eight