Artifact Details

Title

Queisser, Hans oral history

Catalog Number

102658051

Type

Document

Description

Hans Queisser, who earned a PhD in Germany, discusses his career in the U.S. semiconductor industry, starting with Shockley Labs in the late 1950s. At Shockley Labs, Queisser worked on silicon solar cells under a contract for the U.S. Air Force and later he was involved in developing the Shockley 4-layer diode. In this interview Quiesser also recounts what it was like to work for William Shockley and discusses the lost opportunities for the European semiconductor industry.

Date

2006-02-27

Contributor

Addison, Craig, Interviewer
Queisser, Hans J., Interviewee

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

18 p.

Category

Transcription

Subject

semiconductor history; Queisser, Hans; Shockley, William; Shockley Labs; Semiconductor industry--California--Santa Clara County--History; Silicon solar cells; Shockley 4-layer diode

Collection Title

Oral history collection

Lot Number

X3453.2006