Fairchild Semiconductor

Overview

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• TickerFCS on NASDAQ¹
• Industrysemiconductor industry¹
• HeadquartersSan Jose¹
• Founded inSan Jose¹
• Websitewww.fairchildsemi.com
• Legal formDelaware corporation¹

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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.²

The story

Founded by Eugene Kleiner and Sherman Fairchild in 1957, in San Jose.¹

Leadership

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• FounderEugene Kleiner¹
• FounderSherman Fairchild¹

Products and brands

• integrated circuit

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

• onsemi

Owners

• Dimensional Fund Advisors 8.5%

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Timeline

1. 2016Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. 1957Founded Founded in San Jose¹

Links

• Websitewww.fairchildsemi.com¹
• WikipediaFairchild Semiconductor
• WikidataQ1096013