Silicon Wafer - The Making of Computer Chips, Silicon Systems International SSI 374

About this Artwork:   I enjoy making these Making Computer Chip artworks more than any other work. I bring one to every art show. I use it to explain how computer chips are made. The coolest thing about the artwork is that the computer chip background image is of chips on the completed silicon wafer in the artwork.  The artwork describes the process of making chips, from sand to completed computing devices. On the back is a narrative describing the display, the chip-making process, and the artist’s signature. The artwork contains elements used in the making of silicon wafers, as well as, three 100mm silicon wafers (an unpolished, a polished, and a finished etched wafer). The completed silicon wafer contains about 130 Silicon Systems International (SSI) 374 chips. There are also five standard test dies on the wafer (one in the center and the other four in an "X" pattern). The background image of this artwork is of the SSI 374 chips on the wafer. The finished computer chips are intended