Calendar of Events
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| Saturday, May 2, 2009 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame 2009 Induction Ceremony Gala at the Computer History Museum |
| http://www.invent.org/ |
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| Wednesday, May 6, 2009 |
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From "Tinkertoys" to "Solid Circuits": Microcircuitry in the Late 1950s |
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Michael Riordan, Charles Phipps, Jay W. Lathrop, L. Arthur D'Asaro |
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| 6 p.m. |
VIP and General Reception |
| 7 p.m. |
Program: Panel Discussion |
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Wine for the VIP reception will be generously provided by the Mountain Winery. |
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| Thursday, May 7, 2009 |
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Tours of the Intel Museum (VIP-10:30, General 3:30pm) Directions |
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Tours of the Computer History Museum (2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm) |
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| Friday, May 8, 2009 |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Take Shuttle Bus From CHM
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| 4:00 p.m. |
IEEE Commemorative Plaque Unveiling at original Fairchild site |
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| Friday, May 8, 2009 |
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The Planar Integrated Circuit: Building the Future at Fairchild Semiconductor |
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Christophe Lécuyer, Leslie Berlin, Gordon Moore, Jay T. Last |
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| 5 p.m. |
Museum Tours at CHM |
| 6 p.m. |
VIP and General Reception |
| 7 p.m. |
Program: Individual Presentations and Panel Discussion |
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Wine for the VIP reception will be generously provided by the Mountain Winery. |
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| Major funding for Salute to the Semiconductor is generously provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Intel Corporation. Additional funding for the IC@50 events is provided by the National Semiconductor Foundation, a charitable fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
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| Location |
| Computer History Museum |
| 1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard |
| Mountain View, CA 94043 |
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ABSTRACT OF TALK
As the basic building block of digital electronics, the integrated circuit -- the "chip" -- has profoundly transformed societies across the globe. Reflecting this impact, Isaac Asimov once described the innovation of the integrated circuit as “the most important moment since man emerged as a life form.”
The late 1950s and early 1960s was an extraordinary period of development in semiconductor electronics. Military interest in, and the semiconductor industry’s pursuit of diverse approaches to microcircuitry took off in the second half of the 1950s. 1959 saw a burst of intellectual activity across the industry as Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments, along with Jean Hoerni and Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor, and others, filed patent applications that held keys to the development of the modern integrated circuit. Jay Last’s team at Fairchild, which would create the first planar integrated circuits, also began their efforts in 1959.
The Computer History Museum is partnering with the Chemical Heritage Foundation and the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section to celebrate the 50th anniversary of these transformative developments.
MEMBERSHIP
The Computer History Museum offers a variety of membership levels. To find out more, please visit our individual membership or call 650 810 1026.
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