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