Wilf Corrigan Oral History References
[1] Wilf
Corrigan Silicon Genesis Interview
[Comment: An excellent and detailed presentation
of Wilf’s career, as recounted in a 1998 interview by Rob Walker of the
Silicon Genesis project.]
[2] Semiconductor
Industry Association
[3] “Integrated Circuit 30th
Anniversary Edition”, EE Times, special edition, September 1988.
[4] EE Times ACE Award for Wilf
Corrigan
[5] “Design and Application of Transistor
Switching Circuits”, TI Press, 1969. Louis Delhom. [Comment: An excellent
overview of silicon device technology from the 1960s].
[6] “Motorola High-Speed Switching Transistor
Handbook”, Motorola Semiconductor products Division, 1963. Technical
Editor, William D. Roehr. [Comment: The best source for historically
accurate information on Motorola transistor technology].
[7]
Wilf Corrigan Transistor Museum Interview
[Comment: This is the complete text of the Transistor Museum interview with Wilf Corrigan, conducted on Sept 24, 2006.
[8] “Production Engineering Measure. Production
of a Silicon Planar Epitaxial Transistor with a Maximum Operation Failure
Rate of 0.001% per 1000 Hours at a Confidence Level of 90% at 25C”.
Motorola, Inc. Oct 30, 1963. [Comment: This is an approx 100 page report,
developed by Motorola under contract with the U.S. military to improve the
existing transistor production processes to meet high reliability
requirements].
[9] “The American Dream in a Kilt”, Wingspan Press,
2006. George D. Wells. [Comment: Excellent insight into early semiconductor
companies from an author who was there].
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