From transistor to microchip
In short: The transistor of 1947 led to the integrated circuit in 1958 and a processor on a single chip in 1971.
1. In 1947 the first working transistor was invented. 2. In 1958 the first integrated circuit put several components on one chip. 3. In 1971 the Intel 4004 put a computer's processor on a single chip. 4. Modern chips contain billions of transistors.
Sources: Wikipedia, “Integrated circuit (Wikipedia)” (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wikipedia, “Microprocessor (Wikipedia)” (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wikipedia, “Transistor (Wikipedia)” (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Integrated circuit
- Also: Microprocessor
- Also: Wikipedia — Transistor · Text summarised from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Also: www.britannica.com — Integrated circuit (IC) | Types, Uses, & Function | Britannica
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