The Founding of Fairchild Semiconductor and the Birth of Intel

This chapter explores the creation of Fairchild Semiconductor by former Shockley Semiconductor employees, their development of the integrated circuit, and the origin of Moore's Law. It discusses the challenges of shrinking transistors to nano sizes and the quantum effects that come into play at that scale. The chapter also covers the transition of Fairchild founders Robert Noise and Gordon Moore to launch Intel, focusing on memory chip design.