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"I have heard some California jokes, about how California is home to high tech in the Silicon Valley, but can’t figure out how to keep the lights on."

Over rated. The intergrated circuit (chip) was invented by Jack Kilby in 1958 while working for Texas instruments on Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas.

Intel would like for you to believe they invented it.

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Bell Labs made the first transistor.
Texas Instruments made the first integrated circuit.
Intel made the first microprocessor.
Xerox made the first microprocessor with on chip ROM and RAM.