alleryStart learning →Jack Kilby's first working integrated circuit used which material?
ACopper
BPlastic
CIron
DGermanium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Germanium
Kilby's chip was made of germanium, while Noyce's was made of silicon.
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