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1 year agoSam Zeloof (http://sam.zeloof.xyz/) has been working in the area of DIY semiconductor fabrication, and has successfully fabricated working ICs (from 6 - 100 transistors). He’s done an incredible job at reaching ~1970’s technology levels in a home lab.
Another example of DIY fabrication: https://hackaday.com/2010/03/10/jeri-makes-integrated-circuits/ Jeri Ellsworth made her own silicon inverter.
These examples are still very small-scale compared to even simple microprocessors, etc - but it’s fascinating to see this level of technology becoming more accessible.
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