Object Details
Designer
Stanford University
Summary
This silicon integrated circuit was used in a special purpose supercomputer that searched for evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. The computer was connected to a radio receiver that scaned the electromagnetic spectrum rapidly. The chip processed the received signals to search for patterns that might stand out amidst the background noise.
The NASA Ames Research Center, in Mountain View, California, developed this chip in cooperation weith the SETI Institute.
Gift of the SETI Institute and Silicon Engines, Inc.
Credit Line
Gift of the SETI Institute and Silicon Engines, Inc.
Inventory Number
A19940239000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Electronics
Materials
Synthetic
Copper Alloy
Coating
Dimensions
3-D: 3.8 × 0.5 × 3.8cm (1 1/2 × 3/16 × 1 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19940239000