Victor Grinich

Entrepreneur

Birthday November 26, 1924

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Washington

DEATH DATE Nov 4, 2000 (75)

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About

American electrical engineer known for participating in the development of the semiconductor industry.

Before Fame

He earned a Ph.D. from Stanford before working at Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory for Beckman Instruments. He left with other scientists and formed Fairchild Semiconductor corporation. During his time as a teacher at Stanford he published a textbook, Introduction to Integrated Circuits.

Trivia

He is considered a member of the traitorous eight who founded Silicon Valley in California.

Family Life

He had three children: Nicholas, Anita, and Philip, with his wife, Helen.

Associated With

He worked for William Shockley at Shockley Semiconductor Labs before leaving to form Fairchild.