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25th Anniversary Observance of the
Transistor Radio and
Silicon Transistor
Ceremonies preceding the
Strategic Planning Conference
March 17, 1980
Texas Instruments Incorporated
This document gives a first hand account of the two major developments by Texas Instruments in 1954 by those that led the company and its research at the time. In addition the account includes an excellent summary of how Texas Instruments became engaged in semiconductors by its CEO of that time, Pat Haggerty.
For a full account of the history of Texas Instruments in the 1950s please return to The Early History of Texas Instruments Semiconductors.
Scan courtesy of Steve Reyer.
Picture of those recognised at the Celebration event for the development of the Regency TR-1 radio. Picture courtesy Elmer Wolff
1. Bud Harris 2. Elmer Wolff 3. Jim Nygaard 4. Dick Koch
5. Roger Webster 6. Paul Davis 7. Floyd Hayhurst 8. Ed Tudor
In making the presentations Pat Haggerty said "One of the most important aspects of our strategy, as I commented, was proof that transistors could be made, that we could make them, that they would work and that they could be made in large quantities . It was that conviction and the efforts of many people that led to the collaboration between Regency and TI. And so I’d like to invite TIers Paul Davis, Roger Webster, Jim Nygaard, Elmer Wolff and Bud Harris to come up, and then from IDEA, Floyd Hayhurst. Dick Koch and Ed Tudor." Left: the award presented to Elmer Wolff at the celebration event. (Courtesy Elmer Wolff)
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