Fairchild Semiconductor had become a shadow of its former self, facing severe budget cuts and the loss of key personnel.

He also invented the integrated chip, one of the stepping stones along the way to the microprocessors in today's computers. Noyce, the son of a preacher, grew up in Grinnell, Iowa. He was a ...

INTEL, AMERICA’S semiconductor giant, has had some notable bosses. Robert Noyce, its first, invented the silicon chip that gave Silicon Valley its name. Gordon Moore, who came next, etched his ...

Modifications of the intrinsic currents in neuronal circuits are more likely to result in loss of function than changes in synaptic strength.

uninterruptible power supplies and photovoltaic inverters which experience harsh thermal environments”, according to the company. “The Miller clamp circuit ...

Integrated optics is a system of light-controlling components combined into a single device. The ultimate aim is to create miniature optical circuits similar to the silicon chips that have ...

In 2004, Professor Robert Dudley from the University of California, Berkeley, claimed that "ancestors of humans and monkeys may have used the scent of alcohol from ripe fruits as a cue to find ...