Third Generation Computers



The expression "third era of PCs" is by and large used to portray the improvement of PCs from the 1960s to the 1970s, described by the utilization of coordinated circuits (ICs) rather than discrete semiconductors. Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby, who independently developed the technology in the late 1950s while working at Fairchild Semiconductor and Texas Instruments, respectively, are frequently credited with the invention of the integrated circuit (IC).

The "Mayor of Silicon Valley," Robert Noyce, co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and is credited with inventing the first practical integrated circuit (IC) in 1958. He is likewise credited with co-imagining the micro processor, which made ready for the improvement of the chip, a critical part of present day PCs.

In 1958, the first integrated circuit (IC) is credited to Texas Instruments engineer Jack Kilby. He showed his Texas Instruments colleagues a prototype germanium integrated circuit. The fact that Kilby's invention was the first to combine multiple resistors, capacitors, transistors, and other electronic components into a single device made it more reliable and effective than previous versions.

Integrated circuits were a crucial step in the development of the modern computer because they made it possible for computers to be smaller and use less energy. The third generation of computers began with the use of integrated circuits (ICs) and continued until microprocessors were developed in the 1970s.

The integrated circuit (IC) developed by Noyce and Kilby changed the computer industry and laid the groundwork for subsequent innovations in computing technology. Both received the National Medal of Technology and the National Medal of Science for their contributions to the field after their work was acknowledged by the industry.