Intel - From Inventors of the CPU to Laughing Stock [Part 1]

Summary by Krater

This video explores the history of Intel, Fairchild Semiconductor, and the Traitorous Eight, detailing how the invention of the transistor, integrated circuit, and the first CPU shaped Silicon Valley and the tech industry.

From the video

Answers: How did Intel and the foundation of Silicon Valley begin?

• history of Intel
• Fairchild Semiconductor
• the Traitorous Eight
• invention of the transistor
• development of the integrated circuit
• creation of the first CPU
• Silicon Valley history

What it concludes

• Intel was the first company to invent the CPU.
• Fairchild Semiconductor started Silicon Valley in both technology and culture.
• The Intel 4004 took a computer the size of a refrigerator and shrunk it down to fit on a fingertip.
• Intel's 386 processor was a very risky move that cost 100 million dollars and four years of development.
• The microprocessing market is a multi-billion dollar industry where Intel remains the largest CPU manufacturer.