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This silicon integrated circuit was used in a special purpose supercomputer that searched for evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. The computer was connected to a radio receiver that scaned the electromagnetic spectrum rapidly. The chip processed the received signals to search for patterns that might stand out amidst the background noise.

The NASA Ames Research Center, in Mountain View, California, developed this chip in cooperation weith the SETI Institute.

Gift of the SETI Institute and Silicon Engines, Inc.

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Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Electronics Designer Stanford University
 Dimensions 3-D: 3.8 × 0.5 × 3.8cm (1 1/2 × 3/16 × 1 1/2 in.)
 Materials Synthetic
Copper Alloy
Coating
 Inventory Number A19940239000 Credit Line Gift of the SETI Institute and Silicon Engines, Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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