Any history book trying to quantify the US semiconductor industry can point to real quantifiable things.
1. The US was only major Economy after WWII that came out unscratched and with lots of capital. Japan, Europe started from ruins with no capital.
2. 1956 Consent Degree and the pressure from looming future antitrust investigations. Transistor technology became available for startups. William Shockley was able to leave Dell to develop semiconductors elsewhere because this decision. It was probably the most significant lawsuit in the history and caused massive explosion of innovations. Almost 8000 patents became available.
3. Cold war, Minuteman II production. In 1962, the U.S. government purchased 100% of all integrated circuits produced in the country.
1. This was a contributing factor for sure.
2. Antitrust investigations were covered in the talk.
3. This definitely spurred US production and development for sure.
But are these stereotypes or just contributing factors?
No, this is false. Many of the people mentioned were born here.
Chang came because of education and stayed because of communist oppression and lack of opportunity at home. As racist as Texas was at the time, it was still better than going back to China, which is why he stayed.
Andy Grove endured the Nazis in Europe and the was almost killed by the Communists in Europe. His mother was raped and hunted by both. Tell me again why he came for the taxes?
I don’t follow your logic. There were racists in America, many. Some went to go fight to free Europe, and behaved racist there. So therefore we should not be proud of inventing the semiconductor? Did I follow your correctly here?
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