Silicon Wafer with Rockwell Microprocessor Chips - 4 inch - Aloha

About this Artwork: This artwork is based on a Rockwell microprocessor silicon wafer. This wafer is 4 inches in diameter and was made in 1986. It has 145 computer chips on it. The chips are Rockwell 5300 series microprocessors. These microprocessors were 8-bit designs with on-board RAM and ROM memory systems. The image behind the wafer is of this silicon wafer. These microprocessors would have been used to provide digital signal processing in high-end Rockwell communications equipment. Chips designers often put their initials on the chip and sometimes some other art. In this case, they put the word “ALOHA” almost in the dead center of the chip. You can see it in the chip picture with a magnifying glass. See if you can find it. An up-close image is on the back of the artwork. I was contacted by one of the chip designers, and the reason why Aloha was placed on the chip is that the designers were promised trips to Hawaii if they could meet the aggressive deadline that they were given, whi