First planar transistor - die photo
The First Planar Transistor - A teardrop device which marked the beginning of an industry revolution. Caption accompanying an image reproduced in "A Solid State of Progress" a portfolio of "some of the most important technical milestones in this era" published as a promotional item by Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation circa 1972. Donated by Alice Arsenault.
Item Details
- Date
- 1959 (Made)
- Type
- Still Image
- Catalogue number
- 102770237
- Other identifying number
- doc-4514a11b33026 (OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER)
- Organization
- Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation (Publisher)
- Category
- Digital Image
- Credit line
- Gift of Computer History Museum
- Extent
- 1 digital image
- Language
- English
- Acquisition number
- X7847.2017
- Archive collection
- Information Technology Corporate Histories Collection
- Archive hierarchy
- Information Technology Corporate Histories Collection