The Spin-Off was the phenomenon which created Silicon Valley and propelled the early growth of the industry. Fairchild from Shockley was first and Rheem was the first spin-off from Fairchild. “The Rheem spin-off really bothered us,” recalled Gordon Moore, ‘frankly we felt a sense of trayal and when we found that they had all our …
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