This book is the first to give an authoritative and comprehensive account of the invention of Integrated Circuits (ICs) from an insider who had participated and contributed from the beginning of their invention and advancement to the Ultra Large Scale ICs (ULSICs) of today. It reads like a mystery novel to engross the reader, but it is not based on fiction; it gives documented facts of the invention of ICs, analyzes the patents, and highlights additional details and clarifications of their history.In addition, the book clarifies the Nobel Prize award and raises intriguing questions which as yet remain unanswered even after about half a century since the ICs were invented. This is the invention which has revolutionized the whole world forever!Contents:Discovery, Invention, Improvement, Patents and PublicationsEvolution of Miniaturization in Electronics: ICs to VLSICs to ULSICs and Beyond in the FutureMonolithic vs. Hybrid Concepts in ICsSummary of the IC Fabrication, Inventions, Relevant Patent Filings and Issue Dates, and Methodology of Analyses and NumberingHoerni and Lehovec InventionsKilby's Invention of IC: Key Patents, Claims and AnalysesNoyce's Invention of IC: Key Patent, Claims, and AnalysesOther Efforts to Invent and/or Contribute to the Invention ICsContributions of Kilby and Noyce Beyond the Invention and to Next Generation ICsDiscussionAward of the Nobel PrizeMoore's LawGrowth of ICs and Impact on the Quality of Human LifeConclusions, Combined Summary, Historical Facts and Unanswered QuestionsReadership: Technology researchers, developers, managers, patent lawyers, professors, undergraduate and graduate students in semiconductors, electrical and materials engineering, microelectronics, and everybody who is curious and inquisitive to find the truth of the invention of ICs which are in all the computers, cellular phones, i-Pods and other gadgets used by hundreds of millions of people all over the world.