1959
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The 50's saw expanding use
of the PNP germanium transistors
Japan produced lower cost transistors
In 1959 Fairchild developed the Planar process
with a high quality NPN Silicon process
The better quality and lower cost
shut out Japan for quite some time
Metal Oxide Ssemiconductor Field Effect Transistor
was an invention that changed the world.
A photo process, allowing integrated circuits
Computer chips
Solid state memory
