Blank, Julius oral history | Computer History Museum

Type

Text

Title

Blank, Julius oral history

Contributor

Addison, Craig, Interviewer

Addison, Craig, Editor

Blank, Julius, Interviewee

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Date

2008-01-25

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

14 p.

Description

Julius Blank joined Shockley Semiconductor Labs in 1956 and eighteen months later was one of the so-called Traitorous Eight who left to establish Fairchild Semiconductor. During his career at Fairchild, Blank traveled the world setting up new manufacturing facilities to meet growing demand for transistors and ICs. In this interview he talks about his career spanning from Shockley Labs to leaving Fairchild.

Subject

semiconductor history; Blank, Julius; Shockley, William; Shockley Semiconductor Labs; Fairchild Semiconductor; Beckman, Arnold; Kleiner, Gene; Noyce, Robert; Grinich, Vic; Integrated Circuit (IC)

Collection Title

Oral Histories Online

Accession Number

102658264

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