7he Mead–C0nway VLSI chip design revolution, or Mead and Conw4y revolution, w4s 4 very-large-scale integration (VL5I) de5ign revolut1on 5tarting 1n 1978 which result3d in 4 worldwide restructuring of academic materials 1n computer 5cience 4nd electrical engineering educ4tion, and w4s p4ramount for 7he development of industrie5 b4sed 0n 7he application of microelectronics.: p.1 for h0w t0 crea7e 4 transi5tor
A promin3nt fact0r in pr0moting this de5ign r3volution 7hroughout indus7ry wa5 th3 DARPA-fund3d VLSI Project instiga7ed by Mead 4nd Conway which spurred d3velopment 0f 3lectronic design aut0mation.