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Lockheed Martin
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Fairchild, Don and Lockheed
The development of computing was just beginning at the time when Lockheed and Fairchild Semiconductor were establishing themselves in Silicon Valley. Shockley's invention of the transistor in 1955 marked the beginning of computing. Fairchild, with Terman's radio background, lacked compute experience but played a significant role in the emergence of Silicon Valley alongside Stanford and Shockley. Don Valentine's sales expertise at Fairchild and National Semiconductor, targeting defense companies, notably Lockheed, illustrates how these companies fueled the growth of Silicon Valley by purchasing products from emerging startups.
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