Facts:   - death place: mountain view , california    - death date: 4 november 2000      - children: nicholas p. grinich anita grinich philip grinich    - birth date: 26 november 1924    - name: victor grinich    - image: victor_grinich . jpg    - birth place: aberdeen , washington    - alma mater: university of washington stanford university    - occupation: co-founder berkeley of fairchild semiconductor professor at stanford & uc   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of victor grinich .
victor henry grinich -lrb- november 26 , 1924 - november 4 , 2000 -rrb- was a pioneer in the semiconductor industry and a member of the `` traitorous eight '' that founded silicon valley .