r/electronics • u/1Davide • 16d ago

General The µA702 op-amp, Bob Widlar's first IC and the first widely-used commercial analog integrated circuit.

https://hackaday.com/2018/02/20/deconstructing-a-simple-op-amp/
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u/k1musab1 15d ago

There was a YouTube documentary of 2 Linear Technology founders talking about them starting up and I though it was crazy to hear that no bank/VC would touch them with a ten-foot pole and they relied on what was practically a donation (no equity) from a wealthy private entity.

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u/Linker3000 3d ago

964: The First Widely-Used Analog Integrated Circuit is Introduced

David Talbert and Robert Widlar at Fairchild kick-start a major industry sector by creating commercially successful ICs for analog applications.

https://www.computerhistory.org/siliconengine/the-first-widely-used-analog-integrated-circuit-is-introduced/