Jack Kilby ,quotes

I'm sure there will continue ...

I'm sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has a great deal of room to grow and prosper.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

This could be done in part, b...

This could be done in part, because the equipment was very inexpensive. Not much money was involved in tooling so that basic changes of that type could be accomplished.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

Five years ago, people were c...

Five years ago, people were crying and feeling the Japanese were about to take over the Earth. I don't hear that kind of talk anymore.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

The groups that have awarded ...

The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

I think the varied background...

I think the varied backgrounds in the beginning were a plus. It took a while for people to understand what they were trying to do and get started, but it did provide for a lot of new ideas.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

The first calculators tended ...

The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

I think it's doing very well....

I think it's doing very well. I'm pleased to see the concentration on semiconductors. I think this will help.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

It was really a very small co...

It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

Well, the big products in ele...

Well, the big products in electronics in the '50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just beginning to come in and represented the most logical market for us to work in.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

I'm doing a little consulting...

I'm doing a little consulting. I'm somewhat retired, still a director of a company or two.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

I think I thought it would be...

I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

They were the largest semicon...

They were the largest semiconductor maker in the world up until about 1980. I'm not sure that that can be re-gained again, but their progress in the last few years has been very impressive.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

There was a space program bef...

There was a space program before there was integrated circuits.

Jack Kilby 10.08.2025 21:03:04 8 quotes

I think I thought it would be ...

I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers.

Jack Kilby 12.03.2018 14:45:32 8 quotes

Well, it's very dangerous to p...

Well, it's very dangerous to project, but it's clear that the existing technology has some more years to go.

Jack Kilby 12.03.2018 14:45:32 8 quotes

I'm sure there will continue t...

I'm sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has a great deal of room to grow and prosper.

Jack Kilby 12.03.2018 14:45:32 8 quotes

Well, the big products in elec...

Well, the big products in electronics in the '50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just beginning to come in and represented the most logical market for us to work in.

Jack Kilby 12.03.2018 14:45:32 8 quotes

The first calculators tended t...

The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5.

Jack Kilby 03.03.2018 03:03:03 8 quotes

I'm sure there will continue t...

I'm sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has a great deal of room to grow and prosper.

Jack Kilby 03.03.2018 03:03:03 8 quotes

I'm doing a little consulting....

I'm doing a little consulting. I'm somewhat retired, still a director of a company or two.

Jack Kilby 03.03.2018 03:03:03 8 quotes

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