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This article is partly based on text drawn from Electronic engineering. Biscuittin (talk) 21:13, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Some problems[edit]

The article says: "the origins of the microprocessor can be traced back to the invention of the MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor), also known as the MOS transistor.[49] It was invented by Mohamed M. Atalla and Dawon Kahng at Bell Labs in 1959, and first demonstrated in 1960.[30] The same year, Atalla proposed the concept of the MOS integrated circuit, which was an integrated circuit chip fabricated from MOSFETs.[24]". Here is the thing the ref [[1]] does not say that origin of microprocessor traces back to MOSFET. Similarly [[2]] does not say that Atalla proposed MOS integrated circuit, that's just original research. Next the claim that "The surface passivation process, which electrically stabilized silicon surfaces via thermal oxidation, was developed by Mohamed M. Atalla at BTL in 1957. This led to the development of the monolithic integrated circuit chip.[26]". This is false Lojek does not says that it lead to IC, only that it influence Hoerni's invention of planar process.

Finally I have problem with the following claim: "The MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, or MOS transistor) was invented by Mohamed Atalla and Dawon Kahng at BTL in 1959.[30][31][32] It was the first truly compact transistor that could be miniaturized and mass-produced for a wide range of uses.[24] It revolutionized the electronics industry,[7][8] becoming the most widely used electronic device in the world.[31][33][34] The MOSFET is the basic element in most modern electronic equipment,[35][36] and has been central to the electronics revolution,[37] the microelectronics revolution,[38] and the Digital Revolution.[32][39][40] The MOSFET has thus been credited as the birth of modern electronics,[41][42] and possibly the most important invention in electronics.[43]". It is based on cherry picking a few throwaway remarks from some engineering textbooks. Some of them do not even support this extraordinarily claims. Raimer for instance [[3]] says nothing about Digital revolution.

I am going to rewrite it more nuetrually. DMKR2005 (talk) 22:23, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Possible Citation issue[edit]

In the late 1950s the term electronic engineering started to emerge. "Lauer, Henri; Brown, Harry Leonard (1919). Radio Engineering Principles. McGraw-Hill. Retrieved 2012-03-14. radio engineering."

Considering that the book was written in 1919, this citation would not be very effective for the statement that: "In the late 1950s the term electronic engineering started to emerge."

What I am trying to say is we need a citation to prove this statement.

Agree, the article needs a replacement citation to fix it. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 21:31, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]