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Camera Maker Canon Camera Model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Aperture f/4.5 Exposure Value 0 EV
Exposure Program Manual Exposure Time 1/100 sec
Flash No Flash Focal Length 42 mm
ISO 400 Metering Mode Pattern
Date/Time 2010:02:15 12:00:25 Resolution Unit Inch
X Resolution 240 dots per ResolutionUnit Y Resolution 240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Exposure Mode 1 Keywords travel United States of America United States America USA US California CA history historical historic historical marker famous landmark road side highway popular Place of Interest Places of Interest Tourist Attraction Tourist Attractions Tourist Destination Tourist Destinations Travel Destination Travel Destinations tour tourism tourist attraction destination Sign Signs American Day Daytime Historical Sites Vertical Education Historical Site Marker Markers Outdoor Outdoors Outside Road Road Signs Roadside Roadsign Robert Noyce integrated circuit planar technology Silicon Valley Palo Alto
Caption FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRACTICABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - At this site in 1959, Dr. Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation invented the first integrated circuit that could be produced commercially. Based on 'planar' technology, an earlier Fairchild breakthrough, Noyce's invention consisted of a complete electronic circuit inside a small silicon chip. His innovation helped revolutionize "Silicon Valley's'" semiconductor electronics industry, and brought profound change to the lives of people everywhere. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 1000 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Intel Corporation, August 9, 1991