Charlie Sporck, CEO of National Semiconductor from 1961 to 1991, has died at the age of 96. He was a Silicon Valley legend and is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the semiconductor industry.
But over in California, another man had similar ideas. In January of 1959, Robert Noyce was working at the small Fairchild Semiconductor startup company. He also realized a whole circuit could be ...
At 83 acres, the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is one of the largest of its kind in the country. With a surplus of tropical plants and other beautiful greenery, you'll likely find the ...
James Barnett was a founder of Xilinx in 1984. Before founding Xilinx he was with Zilog. His early career was spent at Fairchild Semiconductor, Raytheon Semiconductor, American Microsystems, Ness Time ...