Title
Hofstein, Steven R. oral history
Catalog Number
102745974
Type
Document
Description
Steven R. Hofstein joined RCA Laboratories as a new graduate in 1960 and was assigned the task of fabricating an MOS transistor, a project that was considered career limiting by more seasoned engineers. Working with Fred Heiman, in 1962 he produced the first working MOS integrated circuit. He also worked on RCA’s development of the liquid crystal display with George Heilmeier, which led to the development of color LCD displays. On leaving RCA he founded Princeton Electronics and developed the lithicon, a low power silicon image storage device. He later founded Cognasys LLC, developer of a family of expert system software solutions. For additional information, see the oral history of RCA Laboratories recorded on the same day.
Date
2011-10-28
Contributor
Dennis, Eric, Videographer
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Hofstein, Steven, Interviewee
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Laws, David, Interviewer
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, California
Extent
36 p.
Copyright Holder
Computer History Museum
Category
Transcription
Subject
semiconductor history; Grove, Andy; Webster, Bill; Heiman, Fred; Heilmeier, George; integrated circuit; liquid crystal; lithicon; MOS; Radio Corporation of America (RCA); semiconductor; Stanley, Thomas; transistor
Collection Title
Oral history collection