Jack Kilby

Somewhere in that 20-year period, I would assume that there will be some basically new approach that will begin to cut into…

— Jack Kilby

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

— Jack Kilby

Well, the thought that everybody might have a personal computer at their desk or their home was certainly not on the mainstream…

— Jack Kilby

Today, people tend to credit me with having the original idea and made the first circuits.

— Jack Kilby

I feel my story has been exercised very thoroughly and very frequently.

— Jack Kilby

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

— Jack Kilby

There was a space program before there was integrated circuits.

— Jack Kilby

Well, the big products in electronics in the '50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just beginning to come…

— Jack Kilby

How are we doing in the electronics field as opposed to, you know, we hear how advanced the Japanese are? Do you…

— Jack Kilby

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

— Jack Kilby

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

— Jack Kilby

I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business…

— Jack Kilby

I'm sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has…

— Jack Kilby

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

— Jack Kilby

My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue.

— Jack Kilby

The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that,…

— Jack Kilby

It's true that the original idea was mine, but what you see today is the work of probably tens of thousands of…

— Jack Kilby

They were the largest semiconductor maker in the world up until about 1980. I'm not sure that that can be re-gained again,…

— Jack Kilby

I think the varied backgrounds in the beginning were a plus. It took a while for people to understand what they were…

— Jack Kilby

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

— Jack Kilby

They're very strong in memory. Didn't do very much in microprocessors or digital signal processing.

— Jack Kilby

It's also somewhat in the center of a number of things that will be useful to the company.

— Jack Kilby

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

— Jack Kilby

The number of parts that were required were just prohibitive.

— Jack Kilby