Roger S. Borovoy

Roger S. Borovoy worked as counsel at both Fairchild Camera Instrument Corporationand Intel Corporation, placing him at the heart of the semiconductor revolution in America. Hebegins his oral history discussing his choice of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)for his undergraduate degree, as well as his early interest in the law, especially patent law. Aftera short period of time at Chevron Research, Borovoy began to work as Patent Counsel atFairchild Camera Instrument Corporation, meeting Gordon Moore; Borovoy quickly becameentrenched in the burgeoning electronics industry and legal issues surrounding intellectualproperty and patents. After fighting legal battles with Motorola, and dealing with internationallicensing issues, he moved on to working for Intel in 1974. Throughout the remainder of theoral history, Borovoy reflects upon the AMD processor agreement, the Chip Protection Act,Gordon Moore and the culture of Intel, as well as his life after leaving Intel. He provides greatinsight into what life was like in technology development from the 1960s to the present, the wayfortunes were won and lost, and how a select group of people changed the world.

Chevron Research

1961 - 1963 Patent Attorney

Fairchild Camera Instrument Corporation

1963 - 1974 Patent Counsel

Intel Corporation

1974 - 1983 Served as Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

Various high technology start-up companies

1983 - 1987 Served on Boards of Directors

Brown & Bain

1987 - 1995 Of Counsel

Fish & Richardson, P.C., Silicon Valley office

1995 - Present Of Counsel

David C. Brock

David C. Brock is a senior research fellow with the Center for Contemporary History and Policy at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. As a historian of science and technology, he specializes in the history of semiconductor science, technology, and industry; the history of instrumentation; and oral history. Brock has studied the philosophy, sociology, and history of science at Brown University, the University of Edinburgh, and Princeton University.

In the policy arena Brock recently published Patterning the World: The Rise of Chemically Amplified Photoresists, a white-paper case study for the Center’s Studies in Materials Innovation. With Hyungsub Choi he is preparing an analysis of semiconductor technology roadmapping, having presented preliminary results at the 2009 meeting of the Industry Studies Association.