50th anniversary of the Integrated Circuit.

PopeyeFAFL · Post by **PopeyeFAFL** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:40 am

It was 50 years ago, almost to the day (12 September 1958), that the first Integrated Circuit was invented by Jack Kilby (Texas Instruments).Another person (Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductors and later co-founder of Intel) was also instrumental, since it is his silicon support that still preveil today (Kilby was using Germanium). It is mind bugling to think that 50 years ago there was only one micro-chip and it was on Kilby's desk, today we don't even know how many there are, and they millions times more powerful.Since then, we cannot think of a world without them.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnYsJLIn ... ?v...lated

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:19 am

YAH

microchips! i heart them

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:41 am

in the voice of Homer Simpson:mmmmmmmmmmmm mmiiicccrroooooooccchiipppsssssss *Drooools*