GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -On April 25, 1961, the patent office awarded the first patent for an integrated circuit to Robert Noyce while Kilby’s application was still being analyzed. Today, both men are acknowledged as having independently conceived of the idea. Copyright 1999, ScienCentral, Inc, and The American Institute of Physics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jack Kilby’s invention of the integrated circuit was the genesis of almost every electronic product used today. From cell phones, to modems, to Internet audio players, the chip has changed the world. Kilby received the Nobel Prize in Physics on December 10, 2000 for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit.