Computer History Museum

Moore, Gordon oral history

Gordon Moore, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor, co-founder of Intel and Chairman Emeritus of the company talks about the evolution of manufacturing equipment from in-house development by semiconductor vendors to commercial suppliers specializing in specific technology areas including diffusion, epitaxy and photolithography. He discusses the impact of business cycles on both the device and equipment suppliers, on the early applications of integrated circuits, and on the unexpected durability of Moore's Law.

Item Details

Date
2008-01-25 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102658233
Organization
Computer History Museum
People
Gordon E. Moore (Interviewee)
Craig Addison (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Extent
13 p.
Place of publication
USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X4427.2008
Subject
Intel, Fellow Award Honoree, Semiconductor History, Silicon, SEMATECH, Photolithography, Nikon, Moore's Law, Canon, Applied Materials, Integrated Circuits, Electroglas, Diffusion, Fairchild Semiconductor, Semiconductor Industry--California--Santa Clara County--History, NASA, Microprocessors
Archive collection
CHM Oral History Collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection