Artifact Details

Title

Blank, Julius oral history

Catalog Number

102658264

Type

Document

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.

Date

2008-01-25

Contributor

Addison, Craig, Interviewer
Addison, Craig, Editor
Blank, Julius, Interviewee

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

14 p.

Category

Transcription

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 history collection

Lot Number

X4436.2008