Fairchild becomes the David to Texas Instruments’ Goliath, as integrated circuits take the semiconductor stage. In this episode, a young engineer named Jack Kilby causes a stir when he invents the first integrated circuit, and the team at Fairchild springs into action to keep pace with industry leader Texas Instruments. Also, in this episode, Fairchild Camera & Instrument exercises its option to buy out the eight Fairchild Semiconductor founders.  Overnight, the eight young men become wealthier than they’ve ever dreamed. They may not have started Fairchild Semiconductor to become rich, but it changes their lives.  And it changes the company.

008:  "A Fast Horse"

This is Untold Silicon Valley, the podcast dedicated to exploring the forgotten and almost-forgotten histories from Silicon Valley’s first decades with one part history, one part storytelling, and a pinch of snark.

In this podcast, we will be sitting ringside and examining the times, the events, and most importantly, the people who shaped the industry now known as “Silicon Valley.”  We’ll meet the founders, funders, scientists and innovators who played pivotal roles in the transformation of a little known agricultural valley in Northern California known mainly for its oranges and plums to the home of the global technology industry.