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␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ ∧SCOMMENTS ON NOYCE'S PAPER

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_Dr.␈αNoyce's␈αprojection␈αof␈αthe␈αdevelopment␈αof␈αdigital␈αelectronics␈αis␈αentirely␈αbelievable.␈α This
␈↓ ↓H␈↓development␈αwill␈αsupport␈αall␈αthe␈αnew␈αapplications␈αof␈αcomputing␈αenvisioned␈αin␈αthis␈αsupport␈αif␈α
only
␈↓ ↓H␈↓software␈α∞develops␈α∞correspondingly.␈α∞ I␈α∂would␈α∞like,␈α∞however,␈α∞to␈α∂ask␈α∞for␈α∞something␈α∞more␈α∂from␈α∞the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓hardware␈α∂side.␈α∂ At␈α∂present,␈α∂and␈α∂in␈α∂Noyce's␈α∂projection,␈α∂large␈α∂scale␈α∂integrated␈α∂circuits␈α∂are␈α∂major
␈↓ ↓H␈↓design projects and require large scale manufacture to achieve reasonable economy.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_What␈α∃is␈α∃the␈α⊗prospect␈α∃of␈α∃developing␈α⊗a␈α∃technology␈α∃that␈α⊗can␈α∃make␈α∃small␈α⊗numbers␈α∃of
␈↓ ↓H␈↓complicated␈α⊃large␈α⊃scale␈α⊃integrated␈α⊃circuits␈α⊃economically?␈α⊃ Preferably,␈α⊃the␈α⊃equipment␈α∩should␈α⊃be
␈↓ ↓H␈↓usable␈α⊃by␈α⊂small␈α⊃organizations.␈α⊂ The␈α⊃The␈α⊃technology␈α⊂being␈α⊃replaced␈α⊂by␈α⊃large␈α⊃scale␈α⊂integration
␈↓ ↓H␈↓which␈α∪involves␈α∪mounting␈α∪integrated␈α∪circuits␈α∪on␈α∪printed␈α∪circuit␈α∪boards␈α∪is␈α∪accessible␈α∪to␈α∪small
␈↓ ↓H␈↓organizations␈α_and␈α_even␈α_to␈α_individuals.␈α→ It␈α_would␈α_be␈α_unfortunate␈α_to␈α_lose␈α→this␈α_capability
␈↓ ↓H␈↓permanently.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_If␈α
suitable␈α
manufacturing␈αequipment␈α
can␈α
be␈αdeveloped,␈α
I␈α
am␈α
sure␈αthat␈α
the␈α
problem␈αof␈α
doing
␈↓ ↓H␈↓the designs economically will also be solved.