Title :
Dummer´s Vision of Solid Circuits at the UK Royal Radar Establishment
Abstract :
This article described the history of Geoffery Dummer´s idea of semiconductor “solid circuits” and microchips. The author foresaw the future of microcircuitry, but due to inadequate funding, lack of access to necessary expertise, and skepticism by potential customers, the RRE project to construct the first integrated circuit was doomed to failure.
Keywords :
history; integrated circuits; Geoffery Dummer; history; integrated circuits; microchips; microcircuitry; solid circuits; Electron tubes; Integrated circuit reliability; Integrated circuits; Radar equipment; Semiconductor devices; Transistors; British Royal Radar Establishment; Geoffrey W.A. Dummer; RRE; microcircuit; semiconductor; solid circuits;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2011.64
