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Fairchild, Ricardo Alfaro collection of material
M1916  
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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Ricardo Alfaro collection of Fairchild material
    source: Alfaro, Ricardo
    Identifier/Call Number: M1916
    Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1963-1998

    Biographical / Historical

    Ricardo "Kim" Alfaro worked as the Promotion Manager at Fairchild Semiconductor, writing some of the first marketing brochures for microchips there. Fairchild was founded in 1957 by employees leaving Shockley Semiconductor, and was intially funded by Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation. The business specialized in high-frequency silicon transistors and practical monolithic integrated circuits.

    Scope and Contents

    The materials consist of Fairchild brochures, planning documents, a "Goodbye Fairchild" Party planning binder, emephemera related to the deaths of Lewis H. Young and Robert N. Noyce, two books (Tom Wolfe's "Hooking Up" and Time Life Books' "The Chipmakers"), conference papers, business cards, computer chips, and other objects.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

    Conditions Governing Use

    While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Ricardo Alfaro; 2015. Accession MSS 2012-177.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], Ricardo Alfaro collection of Fairchild material (M1916). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Computer industry -- United States -- History
    Integrated circuits industry.
    Silicon Valley
    Semiconductor industry -- History -- California
    Alfaro, Ricardo
    Fairchild (Firm)