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As frustration grew, by 1957, a group of eight top researchers, fed up with Shockley’s leadership, made a groundbreaking decision. Known as the "traitorous 8," they included Gordon Moore, Robert Noyce, Julius Blank, Victor Grinich, Jean Hoerni, Jay Last, Eugene Kleiner, and Sheldon Roberts. These visionaries banded together in secret to leave the lab and establish their own company, seeking to create a culture where innovation could flourish without the constraints imposed by Shockley.