the Traitorous Eight
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The Traitorous Eight were a group of engineers who left Shockley Semiconductor in 1957 to found Fairchild Semiconductor, a pivotal company in the birth of Silicon Valley.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Traitorous Eight | 7 |
| traitorous eight | 2 |
| the Traitorous Eight canonical | 1 |
| the traitorous eight | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T140802 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Traitorous Eight Context triple: [Robert N. Noyce, memberOf, the Traitorous Eight]
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A.
The Great Eight
The Great Eight is the famous nickname of Russian ice hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin, one of the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history.
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B.
The Rebellion
The Rebellion is an organized supporters’ group known for passionately backing the New England Revolution Major League Soccer team.
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C.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
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D.
The Truce
The Truce is a memoir by Primo Levi recounting his long, circuitous journey home through war-torn Europe after his liberation from Auschwitz.
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E.
Fidei Defensor
Fidei Defensor is a Latin title historically granted to English monarchs, meaning "Defender of the Faith," and signifies their role as protectors of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Traitorous Eight Target entity description: The Traitorous Eight were a group of engineers who left Shockley Semiconductor in 1957 to found Fairchild Semiconductor, a pivotal company in the birth of Silicon Valley.
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A.
The Great Eight
The Great Eight is the famous nickname of Russian ice hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin, one of the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history.
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B.
The Rebellion
The Rebellion is an organized supporters’ group known for passionately backing the New England Revolution Major League Soccer team.
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C.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
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D.
The Truce
The Truce is a memoir by Primo Levi recounting his long, circuitous journey home through war-torn Europe after his liberation from Auschwitz.
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E.
Fidei Defensor
Fidei Defensor is a Latin title historically granted to English monarchs, meaning "Defender of the Faith," and signifies their role as protectors of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of engineers
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historical group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
integrated circuit development
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planar transistor technology ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Santa Clara Valley
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Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employerBeforeDeparture | Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ |
| field |
electronics
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semiconductor engineering ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1957 ⓘ |
| foundedOrganization | Fairchild Semiconductor ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Fairchild Eight ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Traitorous Eight
ⓘ
linked to:
the Traitorous Eight
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| historicalRole | early founders of the modern semiconductor industry ⓘ |
| industry | semiconductors ⓘ |
| influenced |
Silicon Valley startup culture
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venture capital industry in Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| leftOrganization | Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory ⓘ |
| legacy | spawned many Silicon Valley companies through Fairchild alumni ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent |
Mountain View, California
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linked to:
Mountain View, California, United States
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| member |
Eugene Kleiner
ⓘ
Gordon Moore ⓘ
linked to:
Gordon E. Moore
Jay Last ⓘ Jean Hoerni ⓘ Julius Blank ⓘ Robert Noyce ⓘ
linked to:
Robert N. Noyce
Sheldon Roberts ⓘ Victor Grinich ⓘ |
| nicknameGivenBy | William Shockley ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Eugene Kleiner
ⓘ
Gordon Moore ⓘ
linked to:
Gordon E. Moore
Robert Noyce ⓘ
linked to:
Robert N. Noyce
|
| reasonForLeaving |
disagreements with William Shockley
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dissatisfaction with Shockley’s management style ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
founding of Intel Corporation
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rise of Fairchild Semiconductor as a major chip manufacturer ⓘ |
| significance | pivotal in the birth of Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s Silicon Valley expansion
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late 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Traitorous Eight Description of subject: The Traitorous Eight were a group of engineers who left Shockley Semiconductor in 1957 to found Fairchild Semiconductor, a pivotal company in the birth of Silicon Valley.
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