Raws li kev tsim kho hauv zej zog, cov khoom siv hluav taws xob tau nce zuj zus, xav tau kev ntseeg siab, kev kub ceev, kev siv hluav taws xob tsawg, lub teeb yuag, miniaturization, thiab tus nqi qis. Txij li thaum lub tswv yim ntawm kev sib xyaw ua ke tau npaj rau xyoo 1950, kev nce qib hauv cov khoom siv thev naus laus zis, cov cuab yeej siv thev naus laus zis, thiab kev tsim hluav taws xob tau ua rau muaj kev vam meej ntawm thawj tiam ntawm kev sib koom ua ke hauv xyoo 1960. Qhov no yog qhov tseem ceeb hauv keeb kwm ntawm kev txhim kho semiconductor.
Qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev sib koom ua ke yog lub sijhawm- ua: lawv yug thiab kev loj hlob propelled nce qib hauv tooj liab- cov thev naus laus zis thiab khoos phis tawj, ua rau muaj kev hloov pauv keeb kwm hauv ntau yam kev tshawb fawb tshawb fawb thiab cov qauv ntawm kev lag luam hauv zej zog. Lub invention ntawm integrated circuits, powered los ntawm superior science thiab technology, muab cov kws tshawb fawb nrog ntau tshaj cov cuab yeej, ua rau txoj kev loj hlob ntawm ntau tshaj technologies. Cov thev naus laus zis siab tshaj no tau txhawb nqa qhov tshwm sim ntawm ntau dua - kev ua tau zoo thiab pheej yig dua kev sib xyaw ua ke. Rau cov khoom siv hluav taws xob, qhov me me sib npaug rau kev sib koom ua ke ntau dua; Lub sij hawm teb luv luv ua rau kev ua haujlwm nrawm dua; thiab kev sib kis ntau dua tso cai rau kev xa cov ntaub ntawv ntau dua. Kev lag luam semiconductor thiab semiconductor thev naus laus zis tau suav hais tias yog lub hauv paus ntawm kev lag luam niaj hnub no thiab tau tsim los rau hauv ib qho kev ywj pheej siab - thev naus laus zis kev lag luam.
