Interview with Harry Sello, 1995 April 08

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Abstract: Harry Sello discusses his research experience and his career in the semiconductor industry. 00:00:40 Harry Sello and his wife show Rob Walker around their home. 00:02:35 Sello discusses his education and working for Bill Shockley at Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory. 00:11:00 Discusses going to work at Fairchild Semiconductor and the invention of the planar structure at Fairchild, which changed the course of the semiconductor industry. 00:21:00 Discussion of integrated circuits and working in Italy as the Operations Manager for the joint venture between Fairchild and SGS (Societa Generale Semiconduttore). 00:41:16 Discusses electromigration, and his experiences being on television programs. 00:52:55 Discusses the natural movement of technology in the semiconductor industry, Fairchild and Mortorla, the Wagon Wheel, and the Tungsram contract. 01:05:50 Discusses Schlumberger buying Fairchild, and Tom Roberts. 01:15:21 Discusses the Tungsram contract, and a contract with the Ministry of Electronic Industry in China. 01:30:54 Discusses working at other companies and projects after leaving Fairchild. Interviewed by Rob Walker, April 8, 1995, in Woodside, California.

Interviewee	Sello, Harry

Subject	Shell Union Oil Corporation
Subject	Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
Subject	Fairchild (Firm)
Subject	SGS (Societa Generale Semiconduttore)
Subject	Semiconductors
Subject	Electrodiffusion (Electromigration)
Subject	Consolidation and merger of corporations
Subject	Planar transistors
Genre	Filmed interviews

Note	Reformatted by Stanford University Libraries 2017-2018.
Source ID	m0741_sello_1995-04-08
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/gc995ms7567
Location	M0741
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