Edward Keonjian: The High-IQ, Armenian-American Forrest Gump of Microelectronics, Part 2 eejournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eejournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Last month, I described the invention of transistor technology and some of the early techniques used which were not well suited to mass production or high performance. This article continues where that one left off, covering the rapid progress in the 20 or so years between the first commercial transistor production and the development of manufacturing techniques that are still in use today. by Ian Batty