Integrated circuit origins: Choose the decade when the first solid-state IC was demonstrated.
Context: Consider Jack Kilby's 1958 TI demo and Noyce's 1959 planar IC.
Choose the correct decade.
Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: 1950s
Explanation:
Milestones
1958: Jack Kilby (TI) demonstrates a working IC (germanium).
1959: Robert Noyce (Fairchild) develops the planar silicon IC.
Conclusion Therefore, the first solid-state integrated circuit was demonstrated in the 1950s.
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