 Silicon
Destiny is an oral history told in the words of the principals
who created the ASIC industry. Rob Walker is the first "insider" to write
a non-fiction book about the people of the semiconductor industry. Walker,
a Silicon Valley technologist for the last 30 years is a founder of LSI
Logic, a billion dollar semiconductor company based in Silicon Valley.
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Walker and other semiconductor veterans recount the good times of start-ups
and the high growth as well as the bad times of layoffs and failures while
growing the ASIC market.
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Wilf Corrigan describes the factors which led him to build semiconductor
manufacturing capability in England, Germany and later to close them.
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Joe Costello shares his vision of Cadence and the secrets of successful
EDA mergers
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Jack Carsten recounts technical and business factors which derail Intel's
entry into the ASIC marketplace.
Silicon Destiny is a hardbound, 280-page book complete with
8 pages of photos. The book can be ordered directly by contacting Walker
Research Associates. The worldwide price is $29.95 postpaid: checks
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