DescriptionFairchild ad Electronics-1958-08-15.jpg
English: The first advertisement of a silicon transistor made in Silicon Valley, by Fairchild Semiconductor in 1958. The ad appeared in various publications; this scan is from Electronics, August 15, 1958. The 2N696 and 2N697 transistors described differ only in their current gain (2N696 15 to 30, 2N697 30 or higher).
Unknown; presumably the copyright, if any, was owned by Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation.
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