Research Catalog

Title

Invention of integrated circuits : untold important facts / Arjun N. Saxena.

Author

Saxena, Arjun N.

Publication

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2009.

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Details

Description

xxxix, 523 p. : ill., col. port.; 24 cm.

Summary

"This book is the first to give an authoritative and comprehensive account of the invention of Integrated Circuits (ICs) from an insider who had participated and contributed from the beginning of their invention and advancement to the Ultra Large Scale ICs (ULSICs) of today. It reads like a mystery novel to engross the reader, but it is not based on fiction; it gives documented facts of the invention of ICs, analyzes the patents, and highlights additional details and clarifications of their history. In addition, the book clarifies the Nobel Prize award and raises intriguing questions which as yet remain unanswered even after about half a century since the ICs were invented. This is the invention which has revolutionized the whole world forever!""--Book cover.

Series Statement

International series on advances in solid state electronics and technology, (ASSET)

Uniform Title

International series on advances in solid state electronics and technology.

Subjects

• Integrated circuits
• Geschichte
• History
• Integrated circuits > History

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-511) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Discovery, invention, improvement, patents and publications -- ch. 3. Evolution of miniaturization in electronics : ICs to VLSICs to ULSICs and beyond in the future -- ch. 4. Monolithic vs. hybrid concepts in ICs -- ch. 5. Summary of the IC fabrication, inventions, relevant patent filings and issue dates, and methodology of analyses and numbering -- ch. 6. Hoerni and Lehovec inventions -- ch. 7. Kilby's invention of IC : key patents, claims and analyses -- ch. 8. Noyce's invention of IC : key patent, claims, and analyses -- ch. 9. Other efforts to invent and/or contribute to the invention of ICs -- ch. 10. Contributions of Kilby and Noyce beyond the invention and to next generation ICs -- ch. 11. Discussion -- ch. 12. Award of the Nobel Prize -- ch. 13. Moore's Law -- ch. 14. Growth of ICs and impact on the quality of human life -- ch. 15. Conclusions, combined summary, historical facts and unanswered questions.

ISBN

• 9789812814456
• 9812814450

OCLC

228372553

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library