Wilf Corrigan played a major role in sculpting the modern semiconductor industry. He has been a cornerstone in its development and is arguably one of its most influential founders. In this segment, Wilf details the structural ingredients of the ASIC semiconductor business. Find out how it emerged from a forgotten source: the calculator. How ASICs were one of three tactical approaches to making chips, and how all three tactics would reshape the semiconductor business, from making building blocks and selling through distributors to putting entire systems on a chip and selling directly to customers in what in some cases would become close partnerships.
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