Lessons Learned

Interviewed :Charlie SporckRelevant Date :2007-10-31

Summary : Charlie Sporck reflects back on what he learned over the years, offering his advice for succeeding.

Annexure :

Charlie Sporck reflects back on what he learned over the years, offering his advice for succeeding.

www.vlsiresearch.com
www.chiphistory.org

Charlie Sporck arrived at Fairchild Semiconductor in 1959. Between then and through the 1980's he built a strong reputation and ultimately became respected by many as America's greatest manufacturing executive ... See more

Charlie Sporck

17 Oct 2007

Going Off-Shore

Semiconductors were starting to become big business by the mid-sixties. Assembly was the bulk of the cost and the giants in Japan and the Southwest were building automated assembly lines to deal with the cost. ... See more

Charlie Sporck

24 Oct 2007

Taking on the World

Charlie was an instrumental part of beating Japan at its own game: manufacturing. ... See more

Jim Bowen

05 Jan 2006

The Turn Around at Fair ...

Jim Bowen talks about how he took Fairchild Test Systems Group from a money loser to the world's largest semiconductor equipment company during the seventies and how mismanagement led to its destruction after h ... See more

Craig Barrett

27 Apr 2006

Math, Science, & Your F ...

Sound Boring? Hear how very successful people have used Math & Science to make their lives wild, fun, and challenging. Just in case those dreams of being a rock star or sports star don't pan out . . . watch thi ... See more

Jim Morgan

07 Mar 2006

Bringing Focus to AMAT

Jim Morgan talks about the early days of Applied Materials; how he brought focus by paring down the company's business to the core epitaxy product line; his concept of success; and the three phases of competiti ... See more

Hans Stork on decision-mak ...

18 Jul 2003

Decision-making process ...

Hans Stork, then Senior Vice President of Silicon Technology Development at Texas Instruments, describes how decision-making processes in a technology development organization yields competitive advantage. ... See more