Vacuum Tubes - Research Article from Macmillan Science Library: Computer Sciences

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Vacuum Tubes - Research Article from Macmillan Science Library: Computer Sciences

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In 1996, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of ENIAC, the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, designed and built "ENIAC-on-a-chip." The chip is about 7.44 millimeters by 5.29 millimeters and contains about 175,000 transistors. It has the same functional architecture as the original ENIAC, however the programming cables have been replaced by a transistorized switching network. It is programmed and displays its results via a personal computer.

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