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Oct 9, 2001 · Learn how Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, two young engineers, created the silicon microchip that launched the digital age. The book by T.R. Reid tells the story of their discovery, its impact, and the Nobel Prize recognition.
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Jan 1, 1984 · Learn how two Americans, Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, discovered the silicon microchip and launched the digital age. This book by T.R. Reid tells the gripping story of their invention and its global impact.
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Computer chip, integrated circuit or small wafer of semiconductor material embedded with integrated circuitry. Chips comprise the processing and memory units of the modern digital computer (see microprocessor; RAM). Chip making is extremely precise and is usually done in a “clean room,” since even.
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Dec 18, 2007 · Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world’s brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these...
Sep 12, 2014 · Learn how Jack Kilby, a TI engineer, invented the microchip in 1958 and revolutionized the electronics industry. Watch a video, see photos and read his Nobel Prize essay on this historic day.
Jul 12, 1990 · Chips are the steam engine, the internal combustion engine, and the fractional horsepower engine rolled up into one. The Chip History Center is dedicated to preserving that history for future generations.
May 24, 2024 · Learn about the history and technology of the microchip, a tiny set of interconnected electronic components that powers many devices. Find out who were the pioneers Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, and how they invented the microchip in 1959.
