I been collecting for years , Thank You so much for this Tour , Please keep them & pass them on to a child or relative who will promise not to scrap them !
I have 150 Lb's of Chips a lot of the same ones you have , you do have some I do not have that are rare like those HP's & Fairchilds , keep up the Collecting :) QC
@artifactingreality Anything gold colored in the video is plated in real gold. The gold provides corrosion resistance, and is an indicator of higher quality manufacturing.
Those Motorola chips in the round packages could be MMICs (Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit). They are generally found in high-frequency electronics sealed in a metal container. Motorola and Raytheon were the real pioneers of that type of device- they are usually GaAs type.
@douro20 Since we recorded this video, we have discovered what the Motorola chips are - they are a second-source production of Western Electric hybrid logic ICs used in the SAGE defense computer. They contain a single hybrid IC wafer with the silicon elements deposited on a tantalum substrate. The devices are single-chip replacements for an earlier device family that was packaged in gold cans and consisted of discrete transistor and diode dies interconnected with gold wire.
Just think of the lovely computer/electronic projects you could do with all those chips. I would love to have a collection like that. The EPROM's and EPROM microcontrollers are the most interesting in my opinion, but all the chips are interesting.
Can anyone please clarify for me, how an integrated circuit reacts to Binary data (Which is essentially timed electricity bursts).
I mean, it's just a bunch of jumbled up metal! How can it possibly know what to do when a certain pattern of electrical signals is inputted into it? Is it magical? Does it have a brain of it's own?
For example, if I wanted to tell the IC to solve the maths problem 2+2, how in the hell does it respond to those electrical signals, and how does it know the answer?
I have recently started back in the hobby, I just purchased a tray of 24 NEW never used D8008 (cerdip)! and many soviet clone chips, I like the soviet clone chips for some reason. I too am looking for a 4004. My favorite CPUs are the Z80 & 6502, I have around 50 unused Z80s and 40 6502, I would like to find the white ceramic with black lid Mostek 6502, I think this chip will be the most difficult to find between it and a 4004 as there are many collectors that are getting fond of the NMOS 6502.
Very nice! i found your video cuz i wanna start a IC collection too ^^ i realy suk a this and i would like to know how do we take off those things when they are mounted to a card
Virtually all of my chips are either new or were socketed. I try to avoid ones that have been soldered, except with very rare chips, and then it's often better to just keep the whole board intact. The best way to get them off is with a desoldering iron or a heat gun, but it is impossible to remove all of the tin from the leads. Only very collectible or very useful chips retain much value in a desoldered state.
awesome
spy320net 1 month ago
I been collecting for years , Thank You so much for this Tour , Please keep them & pass them on to a child or relative who will promise not to scrap them !
I have 150 Lb's of Chips a lot of the same ones you have , you do have some I do not have that are rare like those HP's & Fairchilds , keep up the Collecting :) QC
Quaaludedude714 3 months ago
are the cavity lids really made from gold? Would seem to be a waste of money.
artifactingreality 1 year ago
@artifactingreality Anything gold colored in the video is plated in real gold. The gold provides corrosion resistance, and is an indicator of higher quality manufacturing.
hp2114b 1 year ago
you gave us a tour of your chips.. next, give us a tour of your SALSA!
kiyotewolf 1 year ago
Those Motorola chips in the round packages could be MMICs (Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit). They are generally found in high-frequency electronics sealed in a metal container. Motorola and Raytheon were the real pioneers of that type of device- they are usually GaAs type.
douro20 1 year ago
@douro20 Since we recorded this video, we have discovered what the Motorola chips are - they are a second-source production of Western Electric hybrid logic ICs used in the SAGE defense computer. They contain a single hybrid IC wafer with the silicon elements deposited on a tantalum substrate. The devices are single-chip replacements for an earlier device family that was packaged in gold cans and consisted of discrete transistor and diode dies interconnected with gold wire.
hp2114b 1 year ago
Just think of the lovely computer/electronic projects you could do with all those chips. I would love to have a collection like that. The EPROM's and EPROM microcontrollers are the most interesting in my opinion, but all the chips are interesting.
TheEPROM9 1 year ago
open a museum
jayguy173 1 year ago
i've been taking apart processors in other words i know how to get that piece of silicon out of ceramic and plastic
leakesonasucs 1 year ago
Can anyone please clarify for me, how an integrated circuit reacts to Binary data (Which is essentially timed electricity bursts).
I mean, it's just a bunch of jumbled up metal! How can it possibly know what to do when a certain pattern of electrical signals is inputted into it? Is it magical? Does it have a brain of it's own?
For example, if I wanted to tell the IC to solve the maths problem 2+2, how in the hell does it respond to those electrical signals, and how does it know the answer?
TheMakut 2 years ago
I have recently started back in the hobby, I just purchased a tray of 24 NEW never used D8008 (cerdip)! and many soviet clone chips, I like the soviet clone chips for some reason. I too am looking for a 4004. My favorite CPUs are the Z80 & 6502, I have around 50 unused Z80s and 40 6502, I would like to find the white ceramic with black lid Mostek 6502, I think this chip will be the most difficult to find between it and a 4004 as there are many collectors that are getting fond of the NMOS 6502.
perseverance8 2 years ago
Dude, I have a friend who will be JEALOUS of you!
BarneySaysHi 2 years ago
looks a lot better than my collection-I have many proto chips from TRW, many are numbered!
VideyoJunkei 3 years ago
cool i like your computer chip collection i collect them as well
vaccuum73 3 years ago
Hi,
cool collection, i am also a collector.
greetings from austria.
fuzzipeter 3 years ago
Nice collection...
I want an intel 4004 badly...
DOTISO 3 years ago
Very nice! i found your video cuz i wanna start a IC collection too ^^ i realy suk a this and i would like to know how do we take off those things when they are mounted to a card
Icebitten 4 years ago
Virtually all of my chips are either new or were socketed. I try to avoid ones that have been soldered, except with very rare chips, and then it's often better to just keep the whole board intact. The best way to get them off is with a desoldering iron or a heat gun, but it is impossible to remove all of the tin from the leads. Only very collectible or very useful chips retain much value in a desoldered state.
hp2114b 4 years ago
ok ty ^^ i have lots of boards so il just keep them ^^
Icebitten 4 years ago