JEDEC History - Pre-1960s

1924

The Radio Manufacturers Association, one of JEDEC's parent entities, is established.

1944

JETEC (Joint Electron Tube Engineering Council) is created by the Radio Manufacturers Association and the National Electronic Manufacturers Association to formalize electron tube standardization, including those used in memory.

1947

Bell Labs invents the transistor.

1954

Texas Instruments introduces the transistor radio.
Bell Labs introduces an all-transistor computer.

1955

William Shockley and two others win the Nobel Prize for inventing the transistor.

1957

Fairchild Semiconductor founded.
Semiconductor industry hits $100 million in sales

1958

Integrated circuit invented.
JEDEC is created to formalize Solid State Device standardization (including transistor circuits used in memory circuits).