integrated-circuit calculator
11Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems — MITS logo used from 1972 to 1975. Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) was an American electronics company founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico that began manufacturing electronic calculators in 1971 and personal computers in 1975.[1] …
12Intel 4004 — Intel C4004 microprocessor Produced From late 1971 to 1981 Common manufacturer(s) Intel Max. CPU clock rate …
13Optacon — The Optacon (OPtical to TActile CONverter)[1] is an electromechanical device that enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille. Contents 1 Description 2 History …
14Jack Kilby — Infobox Scientist name = Jack Kilby birth date = birth date|1923|11|8 birth place = Jefferson City, Missouri, USA death date = death date and age|2005|6|20|1923|11|8 death place = Dallas, Texas, USA nationality = United States field = Physics,… …
15computer science — computer scientist. the science that deals with the theory and methods of processing information in digital computers, the design of computer hardware and software, and the applications of computers. [1970 75] * * * Study of computers, their… …
16MOSFET — Two power MOSFETs in the surface mount package D2PAK. Operating as switches, each of these components can sustain a blocking voltage of 120 volts in the OFF state, and can conduct a continuous current of 30 amperes in the ON state, dissipating up …
17History of computing hardware (1960s–present) — The history of computing hardware starting at 1960 is marked by the conversion from vacuum tube to solid state devices such as the transistor and later the integrated circuit. By 1959 discrete transistors were considered sufficiently reliable and …
18Kilby, Jack — ▪ American engineer Introduction in full Jack St. Clair Kilby born November 8, 1923, Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. died June 20, 2005, Dallas, Texas American engineer and one of the inventors of the integrated circuit, a system of… …
19Dynamic random access memory — (DRAM) is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. Since real capacitors leak charge, the information eventually fades unless the capacitor charge is refreshed periodically …
20Dynamic random-access memory — DRAM redirects here. For other uses, see Dram (disambiguation). Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRAM In development T RAM Z RAM TTRAM Historical Delay line memory Selectron tube Williams tube …
