Air Force began a major program to close the “missile gap” following the launch in 1957 of a ballistic missile by the Soviet Union. ( Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation independently invented the IC later that same year.) Haggerty, who had just become TI’s president, recognized that developing the IC would demand resources far beyond his company’s funding capabilities. In 1958 Jack Kilby, a researcher at TI, coinvented the integrated circuit (IC). Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. From 1954 to 1958 TI was the only firm capable of producing silicon transistors in quantity. Profits were considerable, and TI was established as a major electronics firm. The use of transistors reduced the radio’s size and power consumption, enabling it to fit in a large pocket or purse. Designed by TI and manufactured and marketed by Industrial Development Engineering Associates, the Regency radio was a best seller for the 1954 Christmas season. To prove his point, Haggerty established the TI semiconductor division and oversaw the development and production of the world’s first transistor radio. The following year TI purchased a license from Western Electric to manufacture transistors, which Haggerty believed could be integrated into a profitable new generation of consumer goods. In 1951 the company changed its name to Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) in order to reflect growing diversification in the company’s business. Defense technology was the key to dominance in the early electronics industry companies that could adapt wartime technologies to peacetime use had a critical head start on competitors. The navy assigned Lieutenant Patrick Haggerty to monitor and manage GSI’s contract, and at war’s end he accepted a position as head of GSI’s new laboratory and manufacturing division. Carried aboard low-flying aircraft, the devices could detect magnetic disturbances caused by submarines beneath the ocean’s surface. Navy, applying technologies used to locate oil before the war. GSI developed submarine detection devices for the U.S. World War II transformed the company into an electronics firm. On December 6, 1941, Eugene McDermott, Cecil Green, Erik Jonsson, and H.B. (GSI) in 1938, the company was renamed Coronado Corporation the next year, and GSI was turned into a subsidiary. The direct antecedent to the company was founded May 16, 1930, by John Clarence (“Doc”) Karcher and Eugene McDermott to provide seismographic data for the petroleum industry. Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), American manufacturer of calculators, microprocessors, and digital signal processors with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.From tech to household and wellness products. Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
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