On January 23, 1959, Robert Noyce documented his vision of the planar integrated circuit. He is now credited with essentially re-inventing the ideas of Jack Kilby and Kurt Lehovec on the base of Jean ...

The Computer History Museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit, pictured above, with a multimedia exhibit called “The Silicon Engine” to explain why many claim the IC as one ...

An integrated circuit (IC) technique developed by Fairchild Instruments in 1959 that creates transistors on a flat surface compared to the uneven surface of the earlier mesa process. The planar ...

Traditional planar NAND flash has had a long and illustrious run, but its time is over. Multiple manufacturers have announced they have no plans to pursue 2D NAND below the 15nm process node. Share on ...