The First Integrated Circuit, and How it Changed the World
Oct. 1, 2020
In 1958, when Jack Kelby invented the first IC at Texas Instruments, he had no idea how it would someday be an integral part of many important applications we rely on today.
In 1958, when Jack Kelby invented the first IC at Texas Instruments, he had no idea how it would someday be an integral part of many important applications we rely on today. From safer cars to ultrasound machines, and innovations in semiconductor technology, he could have never imagined or predicted that he was creating a better world.
“What we didn’t realize (when we developed the integrated circuit) was that it would reduce the cost of electronic functions by a factor of a million to one.” – Jack Kilby
At TI, our passion is to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. We think of it as Engineering Progress, and Jack’s invention of the IC – plus the decades of subsequent innovation – are some of the ways our company has helped make progress possible over the decades.
