If it weren't for the microchip, your smartphone would be size of a building and need its own power plant to work. Thanks to the integrated circuit and its modern incarnation in the microchip, electronics are a bit easier to carry around than that, and this week, Christie’s put one of the very first integrated circuits up for auction. Designed and constructed in 1958 by Texas Instruments, it's one of the three earliest "chips" ever made and went on the block with an estimated value of up to US$2 million... Continue Reading One of the world's first integrated circuits goes up for auction
Section: Electronics
Tags: Auction, Circuit, Computers, History, Prototype, Texas Instruments
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