19100213: SHOCKLEY William is born, Transistor Inventor

19231108: KILBY Jack is born, Integrated Circuit Inventor

19460507: SONY is founded

19471223: Birth of the Transistor at BELL

19480701: BELL's Press release describing the Transistor

1954: TRAMIEL Jack starts COMMODORE

195706: CASIO established

19580912: Demo of the first IC by KILBY Jack @ TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

19610912: Birth of SIGNETICS, the first IC Company

196203: Industry's first DTL IC announced at IEEE

196703: CASIO opens European office in Zurich, Switzerland

19670329: CAL-TECH presentation by KILBY Jack @ TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

196709~: CASIO enters the US and Canadian Market

19680718: INTEL is founded

19680805: NIPPON CALCULATING MACHINE <> NCR Agreement

196811: NOYCE Bob from INTEL prospects HAYAKAWA/SHARP

19681120: NIPPON CALCULATING MACHINE <> COMPUTER DESIGN Agreement

196901~: Over 20 companies are developing MOS technology

196907~: DICTAPHONE enters the electronic calculator market

19690710: National Office Machine Dealers Association

196908: GEC Semiconductors does take over MARCONI-ELLIOT

196911: BUSICOM largest single sale in the USA via ZUCKERMANDEL

19691109: Students served by WANG Calculator

1970~: Mr. Rocket

19700206: INTEL<>BUSICOM agreement for development Chips

197003: Birth of SIGNETICS MEMORY SYSTEMS

197006~: SHARP claims 35% of the World calcs., employs 25.000

197006~: VICTOR announces making calcs with chips from FAIRCHILD

197007: AMI develops a MOS 6-chip set for arithmetics

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