Computer History Museum

Mead, Carver A. oral history

Dr. Carver Mead has made many pioneering contributions in the field of solid state electronics, and was one of the leading forces in VLSI design methodology. This interview focuses on Dr. Mead's background and how it eventually led to his work in VLSI design and VLSI design methodologies, and concludes with a discussion on the impact of this work.

Item Details

Date
2009-05-27 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102702086
Organization
Computer History Museum
People
Carver A Mead (Interviewee)
Doug Fairbairn (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Format
PDF
Extent
21 p.
Place of publication
North America/USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X4309.2008
Subject
Integrated Circuit, Fairchild Semiconductor, Moore's Law, Semiconductor History, Transistor, Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Archive collection
CHM Oral History Collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection