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Off topic: I understand that William Shockley was interested in exploring germanium semiconductors, which may have been a contributing factor in the exodus of e
by chmaynard 6y ago
Off topic: I understand that William Shockley was interested in exploring germanium semiconductors, which may have been a contributing factor in the exodus of eight of his senior scientists and engineers to form Fairchild Semiconductor. Could you comment?
- kens 6y agoI haven't heard anything about Shockley wanting to explore germanium. My understanding is the "Traitorous Eight" left both because of personality conflicts with Shockley and because he was focusing too much on his 4-layer diode instead of transistors.
- UserForANow 6y agoSeymour Cray expressed interest in germanium transistors in some speeches I have seen on Youtube. Mainly because of switching speed of germanium