He understood that if the stories of these pioneers were not captured for the benefit of future public access, they would be untold and lost forever.
The resulting video recordings and interview transcripts form the basis for the Silicon Genesis collection at Stanford, and available for researchers and others with an interest in this history.
Subjects to be interviewed have been chosen based on their historic contributions to the semiconductor and related industries.
These individuals have volunteered their time to identify persons of historic interest, scheduled and conducted interviews, assist with post-production, and review transcripts.
Prior to 2020, most interviews were typically conducted one-on-one in an informal and comfortable setting, often the home of the interviewee.