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Invention of the Microchip - Integrated Circuit
It seems that the integrated circuit was destined to be invented. Two separate inventors, unaware of each other's activities, invented almost identical integrated circuits or ICs at nearly the same time.
Jack Kilby, an engineer with a background in ceramic-based silk screen circuit boards and transistor-based hearing aids, started working for Texas Instruments in 1958. A year earlier, research engineer Robert Noyce had co-founded the Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation. From 1958 to 1959, both electrical engineers were working on an answer to the same dilemma: how to make more of less.
In designing a complex electronic machine like a computer it was always necessary to increase the number of components involved in order to make technical advances. The monolithic (formed from a single crystal) integrated circuit placed the previously separated transistors, resistors, capacitors and all the connecting wiring onto a single crystal (or 'chip') made of semiconductor material. Kilby used germanium and Noyce used silicon for the semiconductor material.
In 1959 both parties applied for patents. Jack Kilby and Texas Instruments received U.S. patent #3,138,743 for miniaturized electronic circuits. Robert Noyce and the Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation received U.S. patent #2,981,877 for a silicon based integrated circuit. The two companies wisely decided to cross license their technologies after several years of legal battles, creating a global market now worth about $1 trillion a year.
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When was the microchip?
the microchip was invented in 1959 by Jack Kilby.
Where was the microchip invented?
Texas
Who invented the microchip for humans?
The microchip was invented by two people namely Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce. This invention was a key stage in the development of computing.
Who invented the microchip for animals?
Robert Noyce is credited with the invention of the microchip and VeriChip Corporation developed the RFID (radio-frequency identification) microchip used for pet recovery.
Where was the first pet microchip invented by Carl sanders?
i think i dont no
Is Hal Whitman the founder of modern computing having invented the microchip?
yes
Where did DrCarl Sanders invent the microchip?
http://www.eaec.org/expose/carls2.htm Apparently, the only thing "Dr." Carl Sanders invented was this story about his inventing the microchip. The monolithic integrated circuit was invented by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments in Dallas.
Who made the first circuit?
Jack Kilby invented the first integrated circuit - the microchip
How do you track a microchip?
with a microchip tracker device
When was microchips invented?
The microchip was invented by Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby. A microchip is built by layers of a semiconductor material of silicon or germanium
How do you disarm microchip implant?
how to disarm microchip implant?
Is microchip or a microfilm or a microcosm made out of silicon?
microchip
