#25 #Microchips That Shook the #World - IEEE Spectrum https://t.co/XCdh3S0ClW #semi https://t.co/JFWuLICVDT

#25 #Microchips That Shook the #World - IEEE Spectrum https://t.co/XCdh3S0ClW #semi pic.twitter.com/JFWuLICVDT

1968 Fairchild Semiconductor μA741 Op-Amp
1971 Signetics NE555 Timer
1971 Western Digital WD1402A UART
1973 Mostek MK4096 4-Kilobit DRAM
1975 MOS Technology 6502 Microprocessor
1976 Zilog Z80 Microprocessor
1978 Texas Instruments TMC0281 Speech Synthesizer
1979 Intel 8088 Microprocessor
1979 Motorola MC68000 Microprocessor
1983 Intersil ICL8038 Waveform Generator
1983 Texas Instruments TMS32010 Digital Signal Processor
1985 Acorn Computers ARM1 Processor
1985 Chips & Technologies AT Chip Set
1985 Xilinx XC2064 FPGA
1986 Kodak KAF-1300 Image Sensor
1987 Sun Microsystems SPARC Processor
1987 Texas Instruments Digital Micromirror Device
1988 Computer Cowboys Sh-Boom Processor
1989 Toshiba NAND Flash Memory
1993 Microchip Technology PIC 16C84 Microcontroller
1994 Amati Communications Overture ADSL Chip Set
1997 IBM Deep Blue 2 Chess Chip
1997 Micronas Semiconductor MAS3507 MP3 Decoder
1998 Tripath Technology TA2020 AudioAmplifier
2000 Transmeta Corp. Crusoe

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