When basic researchers started working on semiconductors during the
late nineteen thirties and on integrated circuits at the end of the
nineteen fifties, they did not know that their work would change
the lives of future generations. Very few people at that time
recognized the significance of, perhaps, the most important
invention of the century. Historians have assigned the invention of
integrated circuits to Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce. In this book,
the author argues that the group of inventors was much larger. This
richly illustrated account is a personal recollection of the
development of integrated circuits and personalities a" such as
Russell Ohl, Karl Lark-Horovitz, William Shockley, Carl Frosch,
Lincoln Derick, Calvin Fuller, Kurt Lehovec. Jean Hoerni, Sheldon
Roberts, Jay Last, Isy Haas, Bob Norman, Dave Allison, Jim Nall,
Tom Longo, Bob Widlar, Dave Talbert, Frank Wanlass, and Federico
Faggin. Here is the first comprehensive behind-the-scenes account
of the history of the integrated circuit, the microelectronics
industry, and the people closely involved in the development of the
transistor and the integrated circuit.
"Your book is going to make a major contribution to semiconductor
history. You and I agree that, while the world loves a hero,
semiconductor progress depended on the efforts and ideas of a large
number of people, and that moving forward depended on contributors
going back a few decades in some cases. Also, as is the case with
most inventions, a number of people with access to the same pool of
common knowledge were working independently at the same time to put
it all together and to make the necessary extensions to the
existing technology and whorealized that the time was right for
society to accept the new concepts. Your diligent research points
all of this out."
Dr. Jay Last, Former Shockley Laboratories employee, co-founder
of Fairchild Semiconductor, co-founder of Amelco Semiconductor, and
manager of Fairchilda (TM)s group which designed and produced the
world first planar integrated circuit.
"Bo Lojek presents a remarkable document of the most important
and significant technical development of our times. He describes in
astounding detail the engineering efforts of modern
microelectronics. He concentrates on the history of silicon
semiconductor devices. Californiaa (TM)s "Silicon Valley" is the
center of attention, together with its ancestry of transistor
invention at Bell Laboratories. He has collected a wealth of
illustrative documentation, gives incisive insight into the lives
of the main actors and shows the often tragic fates of the
engineers and businessmen. He does not hide his firm belief in the
individual engineer and warns of the retarding influence of
present-day political correctness."
Dr. Hans J. Queisser, Former Shockley Semiconductor scientist
and retired director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Solids,
Stuttgart, Germany.
"The technical history of the semiconductor history rivals the
1849 California Gold Rush as a period filled with excitement and
opportunity. Although I cannot first hand validate its complete
accuracy, I enthusiastically encourage you to read the collected
facts, opinions, and views of an author who was actually part of
this amazing period, viewing it as a successful practicing Engineer
during this "gold rush" - like hey-day of the semiconductor
industry.
For educators andtechnologists you will find this collection of
data, facts, and opinions, collected and observed first hand by the
author, fascinating! It is a tough read for others due to the
writing experience of the author and its technical focus."
John F. Gifford, Former Fairchild Semiconductor Marketing
Manager of Linear Integrated Circuits, co-founder of Advanced Micro
Devices, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Maxim
Integrated Products.
"Bo Lojek gets it right! There are few industries as dynamic as
semiconductors and the history of the semiconductor industry is
still unfolding. This book gives the history of people, places and
technology that resulted in todaya (TM)s semiconductor industry. I
particularly like the inclusion of many technical pieces in the
book."
Robert Dobkin, Former National Semiconductor Director of
Advanced Circuit Development and co-founder and Chief Technical
Officer of Linear Technology Corporation.
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