Fairchild Semiconductor
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Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. was an American semiconductor company based in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1957 as a division of Fairchild Camera and Instrument by the "traitorous eight" who defected from Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory. It became a pioneer in the manufacturing of transistors and of integrated circuits. Schlumberger bought the firm in 1979 and sold it to National Semiconductor in 1987; Fairchild was spun off as an independent company again in 1997. In September 2016, Fairchild was acquired by ON Semiconductor.[4]
Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq: FCS | |
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Founded | October 1, 1957; 66 years ago (1957-10-01) |
Founders | |
Defunct | September 2016 |
Fate | Acquired by ON Semiconductor |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Products | |
Revenue | US$1.370 billion (2015)[2] |
US$6.30 million (2015)[2] | |
–US$15.1 million (2015)[2] | |
Total assets | US$1.58 billion (2015)[2] |
Total equity | US$1.10 billion (2015)[2] |
Number of employees | 6,379 (2015)[2] |
Parent | ON Semiconductor |
Site of invention of the first commercially practicable integrated circuit | |
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Designated | May 8, 1991 |
Reference no. | 1000[3] |
The company had locations in the United States at San Jose, California; San Rafael, California; South Portland, Maine; West Jordan, Utah; and Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. Outside the US, it operated locations in Australia;[5] Singapore; Bucheon, South Korea; Penang, Malaysia; Suzhou, China; and Cebu, Philippines, among others.