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Integrated circuits (IC’s) are arguably the twentieth century’s most important invention. The first integrated circuit was created by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments. His invention overcame a problem called tyranny of numbers that existed with the day’s computers and electronic devices. Basically tyranny of numbers has to do with the fact that having a large number of electronic devices in a computer leads to many problems. Specifically that the connections and wiring quickly becomes hard to design and construct. (You try welding 15 million transistors on the area the size of a penny!) This web site is of interest to anyone who wants to know about how integrated circuits are made. The authors have tried to provide an interesting , easy to read yet comprehensive guide to the history, and fabrication process of the modern integrated circuit. So click here or choose a topic from the side bar to begin. We would love to hear what you like or don’t like so we can improve our site. Send any comments or suggestions to us using this form. |
