Computer History Museum

Fullagar, David oral history

David Fullagar earned a MSEE from Cambridge University, England in 1963. He worked for Ferranti in Edinburg, Scotland and in 1965 emigrated to the US to join Transitron. After moving to the Fairchild Semiconductor R&D Laboratory in Palo Alto in 1966 to develop linear (analog) integrated circuits, he designed what became the industry's best selling linear IC, the µA741 operational amplifier. Recruited by Jean Hoerni to Intersil in 1969 as the company's first linear designer, Fullagar went on to manage the European operation and later became vice president of R&D. Together with Jack Gifford and Fred Beck, he co-founded Maxim Integrated Products in 1983 where he served as vice president of R&D and Applications until his retirement in 1999.

Item Details

Date
2014-09-09 (Made)
Type
Moving Image
Catalogue number
102739975
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Eric Dennis (Videographer)
David Fullagar (Interviewee)
David Laws (Interviewer)
Category
Oral History
Format
MOV
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Extent
01:28:30
Place of publication
North America/USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X7263.2015
Subject
Integrated Circuit, Fairchild Semiconductor, Transitron, Semiconductor History, Analog, Intersil, Ferranti, Linear Technology
Archive collection
CHM Oral History Collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection