Artifact Details Title Flying wire type integrated circuit Catalog Number 102669830 Type Physical object Description A first generation Solid Circuit die prior to mounting in a package, circa 1960. The separate components on the chip were interconnected by fine gold “flying wires” and electrically isolated from each other by etching air gaps in the silicon. Date 1959 ca. Manufacturer Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) Place Manufactured US Dimensions overall: 1/8 in x 1/4 in x 1/8 in Category Component/Semiconductor/IC