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integrated circuit
(Encyclopedia) integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically…MSI
(Encyclopedia) MSI: see integrated circuit.LSI
(Encyclopedia) LSI: see integrated circuit.VLSI
(Encyclopedia) VLSI: see integrated circuit.Moore, Gordon Earle
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Gordon Earle, 1929– American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, b. San Francisco, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1954. He joined (1956) Shockley Semiconductor…Kilby, Jack St. Clair
(Encyclopedia) Kilby, Jack St. Clair, 1923–2005, American electrical engineer, b. Jefferson City, Mo., B.S. Univ. of Illinois, 1947, M.S. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1950. In 1958, Kilby began working for…resistor
(Encyclopedia) resistor, two-terminal electric circuit component that offers opposition to an electric current. Resistors are normally designed and operated so that, with varying levels of current,…Noyce, Robert Norton
(Encyclopedia) Noyce, Robert NortonNoyce, Robert Nortonnois [key], 1927–90, American engineer, inventor, and entrepeneur, b. Burlington, Iowa.; grad. Grinnell College (B.A., 1949), Massachusetts…Moore's Law
(Encyclopedia) Moore's Law, a projection of semiconductor manufacturing trends made by Gordon E. Moore, cofounder of the Intel Corp., in a 1965 magazine article. He observed that the number of…micromechanics
(Encyclopedia) micromechanics, the combination of minuscule electrical and mechanical components in a single device less than 1 mm across, such as a valve or a motor. Although micromechanical…Trending
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