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D. A. Laws
Researcher at Computer History Museum
Publications - 6
Citations - 36
D. A. Laws is an academic researcher from Computer History Museum. The author has contributed to research in topics: Integrated circuit & Integrated circuit design. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 6 publications receiving 29 citations.
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A Company of Legend: The Legacy of Fairchild Semiconductor
TL;DR: Some of the key personalities who worked at Fairchild Semiconductor are surveyed and their technological and management contributions are described.
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The Early History of Microcircuitry: An Overview
D. C. Brock,D. A. Laws +1 more
TL;DR: By tracing the diverse activities and alternatives they explored-from early printed wiring to semiconductor integrated circuit efforts-this article provides the first comprehensive overview of the early history of microcircuitry.
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Making Micrologic: The Development of the Planar IC at Fairchild Semiconductor, 1957–1963
D. A. Laws,M. Riordan +1 more
TL;DR: This article reconstructs and analyzes the activities of the Fairchild development team, including the company's efforts to improve and market ICs during the early 1960s.
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Westinghouse: Microcircuit Pioneer from Molecular Electronics to ICs
E. A. Sack,D. A. Laws +1 more
TL;DR: In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Westinghouse Electric engineers and scientists pursued research and developed many innovations in semiconductor design and manufacturing that found widespread use throughout the industry and later contributed to the important role of ICs in the development of computing.