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The Rise and Fall of Industry Pioneers" Discover the fascinating stories of five tech giants that revolutionized their ...

On September 16, 2016, ON Semiconductor received confirmation that clearance related to the completion of its proposed acquisition of Fairchild from the Ministry of Commerce in the People’s ...

Fairchild Semiconductor was once the granddaddy of the chip industry. Then it disappeared. Now a new Fairchild descended from the old is taking the storied name to new heights.

In 1957, Fairchild Semiconductor became the third company in Silicon Valley. Of course it wasn't called Silicon Valley then, since the whole silicon industry was just starting to evolve. Fairchild ...

SAN JOSE — Fairchild Semiconductor, which pioneered the integrated circuit that gave birth to Silicon Valley, said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor ...

Texas Instruments—known for calculators—was actually behind some of the biggest breakthroughs in tech history. From inventing ...

Fairchild Semiconductor fulfills its IBM contract order for 100 silicon transistors, priced at $150 each, 30 times the going rate for the less-sturdy standard germanium transistor.

Gordon E. Moore, a co-founder and former chairman of Intel Corporation, the California semiconductor chip maker that helped give Silicon Valley its name, achieving the kind of industrial dominance ...

The two companies leading the race to commercial transistors—Fairchild Semiconductor and Texas Instruments—understood the implications early on.

Fairchild Semiconductor put the silicon in Silicon Valley. But by the 21st century, it needed to reimagine itself. "Wonder Wanders" and "Analogous Explorations" made the difference.

Fairchild was the seedbed for a great industrial complex, as over the years many of the founders left to form other companies. Dubbed the "Fairchildren," these defectors helped Silicon Valley grow ...