The Pivotal Moments That Gave Rise to Silicon Valley

The Pivotal Moments That Gave Rise to Silicon Valley
by Admin on 09-30-2026 at 10:00 am

IMAGE 1 Robert Noyce with microscope

The little-known decisions and breakthroughs—and the remarkable role of Robert Noyce—that helped shape the modern semiconductor industry

by Sunil Mehta

When people tell the story of how Silicon Valley came into being, they usually begin with a familiar sequence of events.

The transistor was invented at Bell Labs. William Shockley… Read More


Why Do Brilliant People Like to Work Together?

Why Do Brilliant People Like to Work Together?
by Daniel Nenni on 08-17-2018 at 7:00 am

This is the eleventh in the series of “20 Questions with Wally Rhines”

In high technology, there are numerous instances of highly productive groups coming together and generating game-changing ideas and products. This happened at Shockley Semiconductor in the 1960s when Gordon Moore, Bob Noyce, Jean Hoerni and… Read More