PreservedUpdated 7/21/2026
Early Integrated Circuit Wafer
Made by Fairchild Semiconductor (attributed)1967California, United States
A 2-inch silicon wafer carrying a grid of early integrated circuits, attributed to Fairchild Semiconductor's Mountain View fab. Process wafers from this period document the planar process at the moment Silicon Valley became Silicon Valley.
Provenance
1967
Fabricated, attributed to Fairchild, Mountain View
attributed
1975
Retained by process engineer
owner supplied
2022
Acquired by current collector
documented
2026
Digitally preserved in Relic
confirmed
Current Custodian
New England, United States
Access Matrix
- Digital viewingpublic
- Additional photographsby request
- Remote video inspectionavailable
- Research visitowner approval
- Temporary research loancase by_case
- Museum exhibition loanavailable
- Scientific samplingnot permitted
- Commercial licensingcontact owner
Record Metadata
CategoryScientific Instruments
MaterialsMonocrystalline silicon, aluminum metallization
Dimensions5 cm diameter
ConditionExcellent; stored in carrier since fabrication
Digital Record
24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)
3D Mesh / Photogrammetry
Precise digital measurements
Doc. Score: 69/100Scanned 8/30/2026
Cite this object
Relic Archive. (1967). Early Integrated Circuit Wafer [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1967-000201.