Fairchild Semiconductor

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Company
gptkbp:acquired_by gptkb:ON_Semiconductor
gptkb:National_Semiconductor
gptkbp:acquisition Acquired by National Semiconductor in 1979
Acquired by ON Semiconductor in 2016
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Analog_Devices
gptkb:Maxim_Integrated
gptkb:NXP_Semiconductors
gptkb:STMicroelectronics
gptkb:Qualcomm
gptkb:Microchip_Technology
gptkb:Texas_Instruments
gptkb:Broadcom_Inc.
gptkb:Infineon_Technologies
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:2016
gptkbp:employees approximately 5,000
approximately 5,000 (2015)
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1957
gptkbp:founded_by gptkb:Robert_Noyce
gptkb:Gordon_Moore
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:1957
gptkb:Mountain_View,_California
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Robert_Noyce
gptkb:Gordon_Moore
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Jose,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fairchild Semiconductor
gptkbp:industry semiconductors
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Jean_Hoerni
gptkb:William_Shockley
gptkb:Robert_Noyce
gptkb:David_E._Jones
gptkb:Gordon_Moore
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Jean_Hoerni
gptkb:William_Shockley
gptkb:Robert_Noyce
gptkb:David_E._Jones
gptkb:Gordon_Moore
gptkbp:notable_for integrated circuits
transistors
developing the first commercial silicon transistor
inventing the planar process
contributing to the development of the semiconductor industry
gptkbp:parent gptkb:ON_Semiconductor_Corporation
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:ON_Semiconductor
gptkbp:products gptkb:LED
diodes
integrated circuits
ICs
transistors
power management ICs
gptkbp:revenue $1.5 billion (2015)
gptkbp:subsidiaries gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_(Philippines)_Inc.
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_(Thailand)_Co.,_Ltd.
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_(Vietnam)_Co.,_Ltd.
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_Ltd.
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_(Malaysia)_Sdn._Bhd.
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_(Singapore)_Pte._Ltd.
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_Corporation
gptkb:Fairchild_Imaging
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_International
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_(China)_Co.,_Ltd.
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Fairchild_Aerospace
gptkb:Fairchild_Imaging
gptkbp:successor gptkb:ON_Semiconductor
gptkbp:trade NASDAQ: FCS
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:website www.fairchildsemi.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Noyce
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3