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The 14 pages that link to Fairchild Semiconductor, each with the reason it gives.

• Integrated circuitRelated: Its engineers developed manufacturing techniques and founded companies that expanded integrated-circuit production.

• TransistorRelated: Its manufacturing and integrated-circuit work accelerated commercial transistor technology.

• Moore's lawRelated: Moore made his early observation while working at Fairchild.

• William ShockleyRelated: Eight former Shockley employees founded it after leaving his laboratory in 1957.

• IntelRelated: Intel’s founders and many early employees came from Fairchild.

• Robert NoyceRelated: Noyce helped found Fairchild, where his integrated-circuit concept was developed and pursued.

• Gordon MooreRelated: Moore helped build Fairchild before leaving with Noyce to establish Intel.

• Jack KilbyRelated: Fairchild was the setting for Noyce’s independent integrated-circuit development.

• Advanced Micro DevicesRelated: AMD was founded in 1969 by former employees of Fairchild Semiconductor.

• Very-large-scale integrationRelated: Its process innovations and engineers helped establish the industry that pursued VLSI.

• Steve WozniakRelated: Its semiconductor ecosystem formed part of the industrial setting surrounding Wozniak’s early work.

• History of the transistorRelated: Its manufacturing innovations and spin-offs helped establish the modern chip industry.