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Re:India is sending a rover to the moon, and the country is ... by ip26 on Sunday July 14, 2019 @04:16PM (#20435710)
FWIW, the very first application & customer for semiconductors was guided missiles. Literally what got the industry started.
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Re:India is sending a rover to the moon, and the country is ... by astazangasta on Sunday July 14, 2019 @04:20PM (#20435732)
Most industries get their start in the military because that is where the money always is; however, semiconductors have definitely moved on to other applications, whereas rocketry remains mostly about making missiles.
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