How Bell Labs Missed the Microchip: IEEE Spectrum Revisits a Landmark Tech-History Blunder
ArtificialOther · x · 2026-09-17
IEEE Spectrum publishes Michael Riordan's longread "How Bell Labs Missed the Microchip," examining how the birthplace of the transistor nonetheless missed the integrated circuit. A case study in how great institutions lose paradigm shifts through organizational inertia and strategic misjudgment—resonant with today's AI industry bets.
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