Jack Kilby, 81, invented integrated circuit

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: June 22, 2005| Author: MATT SLAGLE | Copyright information

DALLAS -- Nobel laureate Jack Kilby, whose 1958 invention of the integrated circuit ushered in the electronics age and made possible the microprocessor, has died after a battle with cancer.

Mr. Kilby, a University of Illinois graduate, died Monday at age 81, said Texas Instruments Inc., where he worked for many years.

Before the integrated circuit, electronic devices relied on bulky and fragile circuitry, including glass vacuum tubes. Afterward, electronics could become increasin...

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