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Title:

The Chip History Center

Url:

https://www.chiphistory.org

Publisher:

VLSI Research, Inc.

Description: Launched in September of 2004, the Chip History Center web site was originally developed by VLSI Research Inc. to be the semiconductor industry's History Channel on the internet to help strengthen the industry's infrastructure by providing an archive of videos and reports that document the industry's history and its development. Today its purpose is to serve as a virtual museum on the history of the semiconductor industry, preserve and archive the history of the industry that opened the doors to the information age, provide easy to access and free information to researchers, historians, and educators, provide educational resources for K-12 that show how things work, and provide role models for children of people for whom science and math have enriched their live. This a great website to explore the early days of the Semiconductor Manufacturing equipment and some of its most interesting pioneers from the 60's through the 90's. The site has historical pictures and interactive blogs for you to leave your comments and thoughts.

LC Classification:

Education -- Special aspects of education -- Types of education -- Vocational education (General)
Technology -- Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Technology -- Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering -- Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering -- Electronics -- Apparatus and materials -- Semiconductors

GEM Subject:

Science -- Engineering
Science -- Technology
Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues
Vocational Education -- Technology
Science -- History
Vocational Education -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Physics -- Semiconductors
Computer science
Computer science -- Microchips

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Audio/Visual -- Movie/Animation
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Video -- WMV
Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

VLSI Research Inc.

Access Rights:

Free access

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