Circuit, integrated
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BIT-SLICE PROCESSOR/20 PIN
- DATE
- 1978
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0306.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Motorola
- MODEL
- MC2901
- LOCATION
- Malaysia
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL & CERAMIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.2 cm
- Width
- 1.6 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Electricity & electronics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Motorola
- Country
- Malaysia
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PRODUCED IN 1978.
- Canada
-
PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID STATE DEVICES ASSEMBLED BY THE DONOR AND HISFATHER DURING THEIR CAREERS AS ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. (REF. 1) - Function
-
WHEN GROUPED TOGETHER, SEVERAL BIT-SLICE ICS CAN BE MADE TO FUNCTION LIKE A SINGLE MICROPROCESSOR, BUT FASTER AND GENERATING LESS HEAT. (REF. 3) - Technical
-
BIT-SLICE PROCESSORS ARE COMPOSED OF BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS, EACH OF WHICH CAN CARRY OUT A PORTION OF A MICROPROCESSOR'S CHORES. GROUPED OR CASCADED TOGETHER, SEVERAL BIT-SLICE ICS CAN FUNCTION LIKE A SINGLE MICROPROCESSOR. A SEPARATE CONTROL CHIP ROUTES ELECTRICAL SIGNALS TO THE BIT-SLICE CHIPS, AND KEEPS TRACK OF THE RESULTS. IN THE MID-1970S THE 2901 WAS THE MOST WIDELY USED BIT-SLICE PROCESSOR. IT WAS TYPICALLY USED IN LARGE & FAST COMPUTERS: MULTIPLE 2901S WERE OFTEN STRUNG TOGETHER TO FORM 32-BIT OPERATING SYSTEMS. (REF. 3) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "[logo]/ MC2901ALC/ 7820" printed on case top; "MALAYSIA/ EQ AG" printed on underside of case.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- GOLD UPPER LAYER AND PINS; PURPLE-BROWN CERAMIC CASE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Motorola, Circuit, integrated, 1978, Artifact no. 1999.0306, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0306.001/
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