Computer History Museum

Lionel Kattner SEMI oral history

Lionel Kattner began his career in the semiconductor industry with Texas Instruments in Dallas and soon after was recruited by Fairchild Semiconductor in California, where he worked on the development of the first Micrologic IC products. Kattner left Fairchild in 1961 as one of the co-founders of Signetics, a company dedicated to designing and manufacturing ICs. He resigned from Signetics in 1967 and spent two years at Amelco. Since 1969 Kattner has been involved in various projects and startups, including real estate development, computers, computerized mapping, microwave communications and fiber optics.

Item Details

Date
2007-11-20 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102658230
Organization
Computer History Museum
People
Lionel E. Kattner (Interviewee)
Craig Addison (Editor)
Craig Addison (Videographer)
Craig Addison (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Extent
22 p.
Place of publication
North America/USA/CA/Napa
Language
English
Acquisition number
X4363.2008
Subject
Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI), Fairchild Semiconductor, Amelco, Signetics, Semiconductor History
Archive collection
CHM Oral History Collection
Archive hierarchy
Oral History collection