Title
Abe, Takao oral history
Catalog Number
102738166
Type
Moving image
Description
Mr. Abe was born in 1936 in Otaru, on Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. He attended Hokkaido University, majoring in physics. He was recruited by a previous graduate of the same university to come to Tokyo and work for Shin-Etsu Handotai. The year was 1964. Abe requested a job in basic research, but the company needed help in growing crystalline silicon for use in semiconductors.
Abe was given the job to improve the quality of the silicon ingots. He traveled to Bell Labs and to Siemens, as Siemens was the source of their crystal growing equipment. During the interview, Abe describes the ups and downs of the industry and his substantial contributions to the quality of silicon wafers.
Date
2016-06-20
Participants
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Abe, Takao, interviewee
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Fairbairn, Doug, interviewer
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
Format
MOV
Category
Oral history
Subject
silicon wafers; Silicon on Insulator; SOI; Dash-necking; Voronkov; SIMOX; Hokkaido University
Collection Title
CHM oral history collection
Credit
Computer History Museum
