Interview with John East, July 27, 2008

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: John East discusses his work at Fairchild Semiconductor, at AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.), and as CEO of Actel. 00:00:38: Introduction. 00:01:38: Interview begins. John East discusses his background and education. 00:04:54: East discusses interviewing with and joining Fairchild Semiconductor, and his work there. 00:12:26: East discusses leaving Fairchild and his work at AMD and AMD's relationship to Intel. 00:16:15: East discusses gate arrays, their development at AMD and at startups, and leaving AMD and becoming CEO of field programmable gate array company Actel. 00:23:30: East discusses industry shift away from ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) to programmable integrated circuits, and Actel's continued role in the customized integrated circuit industry. 00:28:35: East discusses Silicon Valley business management style and its effect on employee turnover, and how styles changed over time, and the reasons for Silicon Valley's continued success. 00:35:52: Pamela (Pam) East joins the interview and discusses her life as John East's wife and her business career. Both give a tour of their house. Interviewed by Robert Walker, July 27, 2008, in Saratoga, California.

Interviewee	East, Paul

Subject	Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation
Subject	Advanced Micro Devices
Subject	Actel Corporation
Subject	Semiconductors
Subject	Gate array circuits
Subject	Field programmable gate arrays
Subject	Bipoloar integrated circuits
Subject	Metal oxide semiconductors
Genre	Filmed interviews

Note	Reformatted by Stanford University Libraries 2017-2018.
Source ID	m0741_east_2008-07-27
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/yp332mx7612
Location	M0741
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