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.
General Knowledge
Inventions
Difficulty: Easy
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Answer
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.
Final Answer 1950s.