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Integrated Circuit Invented
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce co-invent the integrated circuit. -
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Moore's Law
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MOORE'S LAW
The term Moore's Law is coined in a paper written by Gordon Moore, and Moore's Law is born. -
First Microprocessor
Ted Hoff makes the first microprocessor, it contains 2,300 transistors. -
First PC
Apple releases the first personal computer. -
IBM is the best
IBM releases their first PC and personal computing takes off. -
Transistors
Intel creates a microprocessor with 275,000 transistors. -
More Transistors
Intel makes the Pentuium Pro Processor, with 5.5 million transistors. -
Great Birth
Ben Taylor, savior of Earth, is born -
Way More Transistors
Intel makes a chip with 220 million transistors. -
90 Nanometers
Intel creates a chip containing 125 million transistors, but the chip is only 90 nanometers thick! -
Passing the Threshold
The Amount of Transistors on a Microchip exceeds 1 billion -
Moore's Law Collapses
It s predicted that by 2040, this exponential growth in computer power will stop, and computer strength will stop growing. Something will have to fill the gap.