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    Jack Kilby went on to pioneer military, industrial, and commercial applications of microchip technology. He headed teams that created the first military system and the first computer incorporating integrated circuits. He invented the handheld calculator (along with Jerry Merryman and James Van Tassel [7] ).

  3. Apr 24, 2024 · In 1965 Kilby invented the semiconductor-based thermal printer. In 1967 he designed the first IC-based electronic calculator , the Pocketronic, gaining himself and TI the basic patent that lies at the heart of all pocket calculators.

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  4. Electrical engineer Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit, also known as the microchip. A microchip is a set of interconnected electronic components such as transistors and resistors that are etched or imprinted onto a tiny chip of a semiconducting material, such as silicon or germanium.

  5. Jul 31, 2023 · Jack Kilby’s main accomplishments are the invention of the worlds first integrated circuit and subsequently the “Pocketronic”, or the first pocket-sized calculator. His invention of the microchip earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics, among several other awards and honors.

  6. Jun 20, 2012 · The Nobel Prize in Physics 2000 was awarded "for basic work on information and communication technology" with one half jointly to Zhores I. Alferov and Herbert Kroemer "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics" and the other half to Jack S. Kilby "for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit"

  7. Jun 20, 2005 · Jack S. Kilby The Nobel Prize in Physics 2000 . Born: 8 November 1923, Jefferson City, MO, USA . Died: 20 June 2005, Dallas, TX, USA . Affiliation at the time of the award: Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, USA . Prize motivation: “for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit” Prize share: 1/2

  8. Nov 19, 2023 · Jack St. Clair Kilby successfully miniaturized a complete electronic circuit onto a tiny chip no larger than a pencil eraser. This revolutionary invention, the integrated circuit, paved the way for modern computing technology as we know it.

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