Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Framing: The artwork is framed in an 16"x20" black shadow box frame, with glass. All framing materials are acid free. A narrative about the artwork that includes the artist’s signature is placed on the back of the artwork. Production: Limited to 50, or by availability of chips. Shipping: I ship by US Priority Mail. I combine shipping costs. Just add all your items to the cart, and then checkout.Want to see more ChipScapes? Check out my webstore, ChipScapes.com, for a greater selection of chips and chip art.Click here to see more ChipScapes in my store on eBay About Making Computer Chips: Computer chips start out as ordinary sand, which is silicon dioxide. However, the silicon must be made very, very pure. The first step is to melt the sand, in a furnace that reaches about 3200o F, and mix with carbon. This first purification process creates 99% pure Silicon, a common output is Silicon Carbide. The Silicon Carbide is processed in a trichlorosilane distillation method to create 99.9999% pure silicon called polycrystalline silicon. The polysilicon is broken up into chunks. These chunks are melted in a crucible at about 2500o F. A silicon crystal seed is dipped in molten silicon and slowly drawn out to create a cylinder of silicon. These silicon cylinders are some of the purest crystals on the planet. Once the silicon cylinder is grown to the desired diameter, it is sawed into wafers. These wafers are polished to achieve a very flat mirror surface. Transistors, and other micro-electronic parts, are built on the polished wafer in layers in a process called etching. The wafer is then sawed into its individual chips. Each chip is mounted in an electronic package that serves to protect it and connect it to the outside world. It has been said that computer chips are the greatest value added product in the world. We essentially take a pile of sand and change it into thousands of dollars worth of computer chips.General Information: These artworks are the creation of ChipScapesTM artist Steve Emery. ChipScapesTM are photographs taken of computer chips, boards, and other computer artifacts. They are sort of chip landscapes, or ChipScapesTM for short. Most often a macro-lens or microscope is used with special lightning to achieve these unique artworks. Intel, IBM, Fairchild, DEC, Signetics, Intersil, AMD, Zilog, Motorola, MOS, NEC, Texas Instruments, are some of the great chip making companies. Chips like the Intel 4004, MOS 6502, Zilog Z80, AMD 2901, IBM PowerPC and others have changed the way people work and play. ChipScapesTM are dedicated to preserving and sharing these computing and communication technologies that changed the world. ChipScapesTM artworks are fine collectible artworks. ChipScapesTM come is a variety of shapes sizes and colors. Clusters of my artwork make for stunning displays! A ChipScapeTM would make a great gift for the nerd, geek, engineer, programmer, IT executive, or just that technology savvy person in your life. More Questions?For more information about ChipScapesTM, please check out my ChipScapesTM webstore. For more information about chip collecting as a hobby, please check out my AntiqueTechTM website.
Price: 565 USD
Location: Winter Park, Florida
End Time: 2024-02-13T15:58:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Reproduction: Limited Edition
Size: Medium (Up to 30in.)
Material: Paper, Silicon, Metal
Style: Impressionist
Type: Collage
Subject: Computer Chips
