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From: jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Request for Historical info on the Semiconductor industry
Keywords: History,Semiconductor
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Date: 8 Jul 90 05:55:05 GMT
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ARaman@massey.ac.nz (A.V. Raman) writes:

>One of my friends is doing a study of the semiconductor industry.
>She needs information on the development of the industry since 1985
>till now.

I hope you meant 1975 or 1965?  5 years is not much history.

>I was wondering if one of you had an article on this somewhere that
>outlines the growth of the industry in the USA and Japan.

ONe of the finest compendiums of Electronics history is a book published
by Mc Graw Hill titled "An Age of Innovation, The world of Electronics
1930-2000", ISBN number 0-07-606688-6.  This book was published in
the early 80's and is a collection of articles from "Electronics" magazine
back when they were a REAL electronics journal and not just another 
trade rag.  It was given to me as a subscription bonus one year.  It should
be in your nearest local technical library.

For more recent history, it's hard to beat Electronic Engineering Times
for timely information.  A purusal through back issues would 
probably provide your friend more information than (s)he could use.

John

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