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Kilby had been hired by Texas Instruments to work on "miniaturization". The first project he worked on involved constructing circuits from discrete components that could be inserted into tubular packaging. He did a cost analysis and found that the approach would be neither practical or profitable for manufacturing. His fundamental insight, during the summer of 1958, was that, considering Texas Instruments was primarily a semiconductor manufacturer (already making an enormous number of transistors), the only cost-effective way to make the components would be to make them all out of semiconductor material. He had some technicians in the lab make some resistors and capacitors in silicon. He then wired the pieces together to make a flip-flop, to demonstrate the concept. His boss, Willis Adcock, gave him the go-ahead to try to make all the components on one piece of semiconductor material. Kilby drew a sketch of a circuit (a phase-shift oscillator) and had prototypes built in the lab. It took two weeks to prepare three tiny bars of germanium containing the circuits. Each one was mounted on a glass slide. The first working circuit was tested on September 12, 1958.
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Who made the microchip?
There are actually two individuals who played a large part in building the first computer chip. Their names are Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce.
What did Mae Jemison Invent?
she didn't invent anything but she studied bone growth in microgravity
Did Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invent the thermal printer?
yes
What industry does Intel compete in?
if i m not wrong its either micro processor or microchip
The development of the microchip led to?
Among many other things, third generation computers.
Who invent the first circuit?
Jack Kilby - the microchip
What device did jack kilby go on to invent that helped people value the power of his IC's?
The microchip
When was the microchip?
the microchip was invented in 1959 by Jack Kilby.
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 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.
Is jack kilby responsible for the breakthrough of the microchip?
according to my teacher jack kilby is not responsible for the breakthrough of the micro chip.
Who made the microchip?
There are actually two individuals who played a large part in building the first computer chip. Their names are Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce.
Who was the first inventor of microchip?
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What did Mae Jemison Invent?
she didn't invent anything but she studied bone growth in microgravity
Who made the first circuit?
Jack Kilby invented the first integrated circuit - the microchip
What did Jack Kilby invent?
Jack Kilby invented the Integrated Circuit .
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