Recreating the Apollo 11 Computer Chip

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The Apollo Guidance Computer used silicon chips; each chip contained a pair of 3 input NOR gates. In this proposal, we will try to build this device at RIT Semiconductor and Microsystems Fabrication Facility to recreate the history where the chip industry actually started.

IC Chip in Apollo Guidance Computer used by Apollo 11

Topics

Engineering
Science
Computing
STEM
Engineering Technology
Public Interest Technology University Network

Exhibitor
Santosh Kurinec

Advisor(s)
Students: Karl McNulty; Matt Seitz

Organization
Microelectronic Engineering Student Association; IEEE

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