about the event

overview of panel discussions

A selout crowd enjoyed the many panel discussions that highlighted the Friday evening legacy panels.

Friday evening legacy panel (7:00 - 9:00 pm)

Floyd Kvamme moderated a panel of esteemed industry leaders including Gordon Moore, Jerry Sanders and Wilf Corrigan who explored the lasting impact of Fairchild Semiconductor on Silicon Valley and the world. Discussions will span the times from Fairchild Semiconductor's beginnings until it's sale in 1978.

Enjoy photos of this panel at http://www.fairchildat50.org/events_view_photos.html.

Friday afternoon panels and presentations (1:00 - 5:45 pm)

How better to capture the history of Fairchild and the semiconductor industry than from the words and stories of those who were there at the beginning and from others who did the heavy lifting during the years that followed. These panels brought back memorable snippets of Fairchild’s history, products and culture and we all relived some of those interesting times.

Here's a rundown of the panels. You'll find photos at http://www.fairchildat50.org/events_view_photos.html.

Introduction

Founding Years and R&D
Harry Sello with Charlie Askanas, Sam Fok, Jay Last, Murray Siegel & Bob Skurko

Manufacturing and Support Services
C. E. “Ed” Pausa with Mercer Curtis, Joe Malone, Chris Reardon, Laurenz Schmidt & Don Shea

Discrete Products
George Wells with Jim Diller, Bill Elder, Paul Gupta & Bill Kirkham

International Sales, Marketing and Applications
Robert Blair with Jerry Levine, Claudio Loddo, Horst Sandfort, Bob Skurko & Doug Usher

Bipolar Digital Products
Bill Welling with John East, Mel Phelps, Cloyd Marvin, Lowell Turriff, Bill Baker and others.

Linear Products
Norman Doyle with Jack Gifford, Garth Wilson, and Dave Fullagar.

MOS
Gil Amelio with Federico Faggin, Rob Walker and others to be announced

North American Sales, Marketing and Applications
Bernie Marren with Bill O’Meara, Lowell Turriff and others.