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International Series on Advances in Solid State Electronics and Technology
INVENTION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Untold Important Facts
by Arjun N Saxena (Stanford University, USA)
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 to its history.
Contents:
- Discovery, Invention, Improvement, Patents, Publications
- Evolution
of Miniaturization in Electronics: What is an IC?
- Monolithic vs. Hybrid ICs
- Methodology of Analyses
- Patent Filings and Issues Dates of the IC Inventions
- Hoerni and Lehovec Inventions
- Kilby Invention
- Noyce Invention
- Other Efforts and Roles to Invent the ICs
- Kilby and Noyce Beyond the Invention and Next Generation ICs
- Discussion
- Nobel Price
- Moore’s Law
- ULSICs and Beyond
- Impact on the Quality of Human Life
Readership: Technology researchers, developers, managers, patent lawyers,
academics, undergraduate and advanced graduate students in semiconductors, electrical and electronic engineering, microelectronics and materials engineering; curious pedestrians on the invention history of gadgets carried by the pedestrian’s body.
| 200pp (approx.) |
Pub. date: Scheduled Summer 2009 |
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