Fairchild Systems

This article is about the former division of Fairchild Camera and Instrument. For other systems and companies, see Fairchild (disambiguation).

Fairchild Systems was a United States defense contractor which is now part of BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support. A descendant of Fairchild Camera and Instrument, the San Francisco Chronicle described Fairchild Systems as "one of the legendary names of Silicon Valley" and that in "the late 1960s, [its] Bay Area operations were the training ground for the engineers who went on to found Intel and other top semiconductor companies."[1]

  1. ^ Abate, Tom (1999-09-28). "Lockheed Shakes Up Operations; Key exec promoted, firm may trim units". The San Francisco Chronicle. The Chronicle Publishing.