This Day in History
Noyce's practical integrated circuit allowed printing of conducting channels directly on the silicon surface
January 23, 1959
Robert Noyce Conceives the Idea for a Practical Integrated Circuit
Robert Noyce, as a co-founder and research director of Fairchild Semiconductor, was responsible for the initial development of silicon mesa and planar transistors, which led to a commercially applicable integrated circuit. In 1968 Noyce went on to found Intel Corp. with Gordon Moore and Andy Grove.