Re:J.K. didnt quite do this... (Score 1)

To split the hairs even more -- Noyce figured out how to connect the components by with metal traces on silicon. Kilby figured out how to combine resistors, capacitors and transistors on a single monolithic, and made some reference in his patent to printing the interconnections, although he didn't actually do it in his prototype.

Jack's Biography http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/kilbyctr/jackstclair.s html