PHOTOS: LSI CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF TRANSISTOR
December 13 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Manufacturer of First Transistor Donates Replica to Computer
History Museum MILPITAS, Calif., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) today announced that it had donated a
replica of the first transistor to the Computer History Museum in
Mountain View, Calif., to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the
invention of the transistor. To view the Multimedia News Release,
go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/lsi/31057/ Invented by Bell
Labs scientists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley
on December 16, 1947, the transistor is the building block of
today's integrated circuits, the brains behind everything from
computers and cell phones to guided missiles and heart pacemakers.
The transistor was first manufactured commercially at the former
Western Electric plant (which later became Agere Systems) on Union
Boulevard in Allentown, Penn., in 1951. Agere merged with LSI Logic
on April 2, 2007 to form LSI Corporation. "It's often said that
today's accomplishments are possible because we stand on the
shoulders of giants from the previous generation," said Abhi
Talwalkar, president and CEO of LSI. "That statement is especially
true today as we celebrate the invention of the transistor,
arguably the most important invention of the 20th Century.
Fortunately, the innovative spirit that created the transistor
burns as brightly as ever today." John Toole, CEO of the Computer
History Museum, said, "The Computer History Museum is pleased to
add this replica of the first transistor to its collection on the
sixtieth anniversary of its invention. The computer could never
have evolved as we know it today without this fundamental building
block of modern microelectronics." The transistor, which replaced
the vacuum tube, can be used to both amplify electrical signals and
to switch them on and off. The transistor's smaller size, higher
reliability, lower power consumption, and lower cost revolutionized
both the form factor and economics of electronic devices. Since its
invention, the size of transistors has continued to shrink to the
point that today more than six billion transistors -- about one for
every human alive today -- could fit easily in an area the size of
a credit card. The Computer History Museum and LSI will co-host an
upcoming reception and public discussion of the transistor and
future technologies by a panel of experts in the first calendar
quarter of 2008. Details of the event will be forthcoming.
Historical photos from the commercialization of the transistor and
podcast of an interview with Lance E. Metz, historian with The
National Canal Museum in Easton, Penn., which maintains the
corporate archives of Agere Systems, and Douglas Peters, a retired
member of the technical staff at the Allentown plant, accompany
this multimedia press release. About LSI LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI)
is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software
technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people,
information and digital content together. The company offers a
broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and
standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are
trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions
in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is
available at http://www.lsi.com/. About the Computer History Museum
The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a 25-year history as part of
the former Boston Computer Museum. CHM preserves and presents the
artifacts and stories of the information age and is dedicated to
exploring the social impact of computing. CHM's diverse collection
of computing-related artifacts is the largest and most significant
in the world. CHM brings computing history to life through an
acclaimed speaker series, dynamic website, and onsite tours and
exhibits. Current exhibits include "Mastering the Game: A History
of Computer Chess," "Innovation in the Valley," and "Visible
Storage," featuring 600 key objects from the collection. A
signature "Timeline of Computing History" exhibit will open in the
fall of 2009. For open hours and more information, visit
http://www.computerhistory.org/ or call 650.810.1010 for hours of
operation and tour times. Admission is free.
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/lsi/31057DATASOURCE: LSI Corporation
CONTACT: Kristen Hyland of LSI Corporation, +1-408-433-7139, ; or
Bob Stetson of Computer History Museum, +1-650-810-1036, Web site:
http://www.lsilogic.com/
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