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Faster, Smaller, Cheaper: 50 Years of Integrated Circuits

See related story: Sept. 12, 1958: Kilby Chips In, Integrates Circuit
interconnect to form a complete circuit Kilby explained in his 1976 article Invention of the IC.
interconnect to form a complete circuit," Kilby explained in his 1976 article, "Invention of the IC."Photo: Courtesy Texas Instruments

See related story: Sept. 12, 1958: Kilby Chips In, Integrates Circuit

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