10/26/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
844 E Charleston Rd, Mountain View - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
10/26/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
10/26/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 25.308, W 122 6.200
About this landmark
Plaque text:
First Commercially Practicable Integrated Circuit
At this site in 1959, Dr. Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation invented the first integrated circuit that could be produced commercially. Based on "planar" technology, an earlier Fairchild breakthrough, Noyce's invention consisted of a complete electronic circuit inside a small silicon chip. His innovation helped revolutionize "Silicon Valley's" semiconductor electronics industry, and brought profound change to the lives of people everywhere.