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The History of Semiconductors
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µPD404, µCOM-4, µCOM-8, µCOM-16, µPD411, GaAs FET
1972 Released a single-chip LSI for calculators
Released a single-chip LSI for calculators
1972 Developed Japan's first 4-bit microcontroller, the "µPD700"
1972 Released a single-chip LSI for calculators
1973 Developed 1-Kb N-channel DRAM, the "µPD404"
1973 Released a single-chip N-channel 4-bit microcontroller, the "µCOM-4"
1974 Released an 8-bit microcontroller,the "µCOM-8," and a 16-bit microcontroller,the "µCOM-16"
1974 Developed 4-Kb DRAM, the "µPD411"
1974 Started world's first mass production of a GaAs FET for low-noise amplifier
1974 Developed an IC for VCR, the "µPC580C"

Separation of famous pop band "The Beatles"
1970 Separation of famous pop band "The Beatles"
1970 Floppy disk was invented
1971 VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) was introduced
1973 Ethernet computer networking invented by Robert Metcalfe and Xerox
From vacuum tubes to transistors
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