Computer History Museum

Hackworth, Mike (Michael) oral history

This oral history covers Mike Hackworth’s early life plus his entire career in semiconductors. He grew up in Silicon Valley and his whole career was centered there. He started working part time for components supplier Altronics while still in high school. He eventually went on to hold senior marketing and sales positions at Motorola, Fairchild, and Signetics. The final stop on his illustrious career was as CEO of the startup, Cirrus Logic, which he took on in 1985. Mike stepped down from the CEO position in 1999 but remained as its chairman. In addition he served on the boards of a number of public and private companies as well as a couple of non-profit organizations.

Item Details

Date
2010-05-19 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102702419
Organization
Computer History Museum
People
Michael Hackworth (Interviewee)
Charles C. Harwood (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Extent
16 p.
Place of publication
USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X5373.2009
Subject
Fairchild Semiconductor, Signetics, Semiconductor History, Motorola, Foundry
Archive collection
Oral history collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection