The Silicon Eye: Microchip Swashbucklers and the Future of HighTech Innovation (Enterprise),New

The Silicon Eye: Microchip Swashbucklers and the Future of HighTech Innovation (Enterprise),New

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Technology insider George Gilder delivers a 'compelling' (Wired) look under the hood at a geniusfueled startup. Thanks to the digital technology revolution, cameras are everywherePDAs, phones, anywhere you can put an imaging chip and a lens. Battling to usurp this twobilliondollar market is a Silicon Valley company, Foveon, whose technology not only produces a superior image but also may become the eye in artificially intelligent machines. Behind Foveon are two legendary figures who made the personal computer possible: Carver Mead of Caltech, one of the founding fathers of information technology, and Federico Faggin, inventor of the CPUthe chip that runs every computer.George Gilder has covered the wizards of high tech for twentyfive years and has an insider's knowledge of Silicon Valley and the unpredictable mix of genius, drive, and luck that can turn a startup into a Fortune 500 company. The Silicon Eye is a rollicking narrative of some of the smartestand most colorfulpeople on earth and their race to transform an entire industry. 13 illustrations

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