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1961: First Monolithic Silicon IC Chip. Invented by Robert Noyce, Fairchild
IC Timeline a special presentation of The Chip History Center.
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The Future of Integrated Electronics draft, written by Dr. Gordon E. Moore for Electronics Magazine while he worked ...
A special presentation of The Chip History Center on History Timeline of Automatic Test Equipment
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