1961 Dynamit Nobel Silicon (DNS) builds a plant in Merano, Italy. DNS would later combine with Monsanto Electronic Materials Company to form "MEMC" in 1989.
1962 Fairchild and Texas Instruments begin mass-production of integrated circuits (computer chips).
1962 Bob Walsh, of MEMC, pioneers the Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) process. Over forty years later, it remains the industry standard.
1962 The Czochralski (CZ) crystal growing process is developed and put into manufacturing at MEMC.
1964 1" wafers go into commercial production at the MEMC "St. Peters Plant," formerly known as the St. Charles Plant.
1965 Wang Laboratories produce the first commercially available electronic calculator, priced at $2,000 to $5,000.
1966 MEMC begins production of 1.5" wafers at St. Peters. The first EPI reactors are installed to run 1.25" and 1.5" material. Technologist Dr. Horst Kramer discovers a breakthrough in silicon materials science, "Zero-Dislocation"or "Zero-D" silicon crystals.
1968 Intel founded by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore.
1969 Seiko, a Japanese watchmaker, produces the first electronic watches and sells them for $1250 each.
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