Vintage Computer Chip Collectibles, Memorabilia & Jewelry

 


Vintage CPU Computer Chips
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Intel 4004 - The First Microprocessor (1976)

image of an Intel 4004 microprocessor
Item #001
The Intel 4004 was the very first commercial Microprocessor, introduced in 1971.

The 4004 had 2300 transistors & was manufactured using 10um technology, the size of the Die was 3mm x 4mm (1/8" x 1/6") and operated at between 500 & 740kHZ.

This is an Intel P4004 microprocessor in Plastic DIP packaging from 1976.

New & unused.



Intel White Ceramic & Gold DIP Chip (early 1970s)

intel 4004 or ROM
Item #766
An unmarked Intel white ceramic DIP chip with Gold lid and leads, manufactured in Malaysia.

This may be either an early ROM chip or 4004 Microprocessor Chip.

Gift from Intel Corp. Item was featured in the The "Intel - Innovations in Arizona" exhibit at the Arizona Science Center in 2014.




intel gold ceramic chip
Early white ceramic Intel Microprocessor or ROM

Intel 8080 CPU (mid 1970s)

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Item #772
An unmarked Intel 8-bit 8080 test CPU manufactured in the Philippines, in plastic DIP packaging.

Top of chip is hand scribed "SOC".

Gift from Intel Corp. Item was featured in the The "Intel - Innovations in Arizona" exhibit at the Arizona Science Center in 2014.




intel 8080
Intel 8080 Microprocessor

Intel 386 SX 16MHz Microprocessor (1987)

intel 386 sx 16
Item #764
Intel 386 SX 16MHz Microprocessor in PGA packaging (upgrade option). The Intel 386-SX was a low cost version of the 32-bit 80386 processor with a reduced 16-bit data bus.

This unit was used for testing by Intel and is hand marked "heat cured" on the underside.

Gift from Intel Corp. Item was featured in the The "Intel - Innovations in Arizona" exhibit at the Arizona Science Center in 2014.




intel 386 sample
Intel 386 Test Sample Processor





​​HP White Ceramic & Gold Processor Chip (1986)

HP white gold ceramic chip
Item #773
An HP Microprocessor in white ceramic DIP packaging with gold leads from a Mid 1980's Electronic Test Analyzer.








HP gold ceramic CPU
HP CPU in ceramic & Gold lead PGA package
HP CPU gold ceramic
HP CPU

IIT 3C87-33 80387 33MHz Match Co-Processor Chip (1988)

image of an IIT Co-Processor
Item #429
 This is an IIT 33MHz Math Co-Processor used to upgrade the performance of an 386 computer system for processing intensive math applications (like CAD).

This chip was direct pin and instruction compatible with the Intel 80387 Co-Processor chips but was touted as being 2 to 3 times as fast as similar Intel 80387 Chips and was priced lower as well.

Other competitors to take on Intel in the booming Co-Processor market besides IIT were Cyrix & Weitek.

 This item is new & sealed in its original retail packaging.


image of an IIT Co-Processor
Back of Packaging
imager of an IIT 387 Co-Processor
Close-up of the 3C87 Processor chip

Intel 386SL 20MHz Mobile CPU Engineering Sample (1990)

image of an Intel 386 SL ES Engineering Sample Processor
Item #273
The Intel i386SL was introduced as a power efficient version for early laptop computers (Intel 386 Laptop computers first emerged as a portable computing platform in 1990).

This processor offered several power management options, as well as different "sleep" modes to conserve battery power. It also contained support for an external cache of 16 to 64 kb. The extra functions and circuit implementation techniques caused this variant to have over 3 times as many transistors as the i386DX. The i386SL was first available at 20 MHz clock speed, with the 25 MHz model later.

In October 1990, Intel released the 80386SL, which was basically an 855,000 transistor version of the 386SX processor, with cache, bus, and memory controllers, ISA compatibility and power management circuitry. It added a special system management mode (SMM), in which the BIOS could more easily perform power management and other functions without requiring OS support. The 386SL was the first chip specifically made for portable computers.

This was a presentation award given to a select Intel employees who worked on the i386 Processor program.
It is hand-marked "A-1" on the box which is for the first version of this chip manufactured by Intel.

Intel Engineering Sample CPU
Intel 386 Engineering Sample

Intel 82360SL Mobile I/O Chip Engineering Sample (1990)

image of an Intel ES Engineering Sample with 82360 SL Computer Support Chip for the 386 SL
Item #272
The Intel 82360SL Chip was an I/O support chip for the Intel 386SL processor (item shown above) and was used in early laptop computers.

This was a presentation award given to select Intel employees who worked on the i386 Processor program.


Intel Engineering Sample
Intel Engineering Sample CPU

Motorola 68040 Microprocessor Test Sample (1990)

Motorola 68040 CPU
Item #611

​This is a sample Motorola 68040 Microprocessor that features an exposed die without lid and comes in PGA ceramic package with gold wire  & pins.


Handwritten markings  on top from sample testing; "Sample BF, No B/I, 25/33"

The Motorola 68040
was used in Apple Macintosh Quadra computers.

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image of a motorola 68040
Close-up of the Motorola 68040 chip
image of a motorola 68040
Exposed die on the Motorola 68040 CPU

Intel HD-PQFP Chip Sample (1992)

intel chip packaging
Item #893
This sample from Intel showcases their 296 lead 0.4mm pitch "HD-PQFP" (high-density plastic quad flat package).

Hinged plastic display case with old Intel logo has a cross-sectional drawing showing the internals of the HD-PQFP package, as well as an unmarked Intel sample chip mounted on foam riser.


MIPS / Toshiba R4000 64-bit Engineering Sample CPU (1993)

image of a toshiba R4000
Item #612
This is a Toshiba R4000 "Magnum" (R4000 SC-50) 50 MHz 64-bit CPU that was an Engineering Sample that features a gold lid that has two threaded lugs. It comes in a 447-pin ceramic and gold pin PGA package.

The R4000 RISC microprocessor was developed by MIPS Computer Systems (a fab-less company) and was manufactured by various semiconductor manufacturers including Toshiba.


The R4000 was one of the first 64-bit microprocessors and the first to use MIPS III Instruction set architecture (ISA). This microprocessor had 1,300,000 transistors and was manufactured using 0.8 µm CHMOS technology.

This is the R4000/SC version which had the 1MB secondary cache memory option and was aimed at high-performance desktops and servers.

MIPS Toshiba R4000
Back of the Toshiba R4000 CPU

DEC Alpha 64-bit RISC Microprocessor (1994)

image of a DEC Alpha cpu
Item #610
This is a 190MHZ version of a DEC Alpha 64-bit RISC microprocessor that was originally used in a Silicon Graphics Workstation.


The DEC Alpha had 1,680,000 transistors. This version has a ceramic PGA with gold-plated top and bottom caps. The top lid has two threaded gold plated lugs.

image of a DEC alpha CPU
Back of the DEC Alpha CPU

Intel 486DX2 50MHz CPU (1992)

image of an Intel 486 DX2 processor
Item #308
The Intel 486 DX2 was introduced in 1992 and was the first Microprocessor to use clock doubling.

This is the 25mhz version that ran at 50mhz.

The 33mhz version of the Intel 486DX2 running at 66mhz was popular with video gamers until the Pentium Processor was introduced in 1993.


Intel 486 Engineering Sample CPU (1989)

intel 486 engineering cpu
Item #748
This is an Intel 486 (80486) ceramic CPU that has an unmarked top.

The bottom cap is gold-plated and reads "54100410CC" and is marked "ES" for engineering sample.
This CPU was manufactured in Chandler AZ (A4).




Intel Pentium Processor Mechanical Sample (1992)

Intel Pentium Processor Mechanical Sample
Item #439
This is an Intel Ceramic Pentium PGA mechanical sample, Marked "IPP" "A4" and "Eb11b803CE" on the back, top is unmarked except for a white dot in the corner to shown Pin 1 location.

Mechanical samples were issued in limited quantities for pre-release for computer systems development by Intel's OEM computer customers.

This chip was manufactured in Chandler AZ (A4).

image of an intel pentium processor mechanical sample
Back of the Intel Pentium Mechanical Sample

Intel Pentium Mechanical Sample CPU (1992)

image of an Intel Pentium mechanical sample CPU
Item #338
This is an Intel Pentium ceramic 296 pin PGA, with 3,200,000 transistors.

Circuit Size is 0.60 µ, Manufactured around 1992 in Chandler, Arizona (A4).

This CPU is marked "MECH SAMPLE" on top.


image of an intel pentium mechanical sample cpu
Back of Intel Pentium Mechanical Sample

Intel's First Pentium Processor - Original 60MHz (1993)

Intel first Pentium processor
Item #303 (#304 & 307 similar)
First in Intel's Pentium series of processors was the 60MHz rated CPU, released in 1993.

The Pentium 60MHz was manufactured using 0.8 micron BiCMOS process and contained 3.1 million transistors

This one is a Ceramic PGA with Gold plated Cap and pins.

Marked "A80501-60 SX948".




​Intel Pentium 75MHz P54C Processor (1995)

Image of Intel Pentium 75MHz P54C SX969 A80502-75 Processor
Item #337
This is a Pentium A80502-75 SX969, 75MHz, C2 stepping, P54C, ceramic PGA 296 pin processor with 3.2 million transistors.

Circuit Size is 0.60 µ and it was manufactured in 1995 in the Philippines.

image of an Intel Pentium A80502-75 SX969 processor 75MHz
Intel Pentium PGA

Intel Pentium Pro Processor 150 MHz Engineering Sample (1995)

intel pentium pro processor
Item #757
This is the original Intel Pentium Pro CPU that was the first to be released to commercial production at a speed offering of 150 MHz. It came in ceramic PGA packaging with gold cap and pins. 


The top of the processor has Qspec marking "Q0706" which identifies this an an Intel Engineering Sample. The back lid was un-soldered & discarded during engineering testing by Intel. 


The two separate chips that make up this multi-chip processor are now visible: the 256k L2 Cache memory chip, and the 5.5 million transistor CPU chip that Intel fabricated using a 0.50 µm BiCMOS process.


Intel EPROM Programming Module (1984)

image of an Intel PLD chip programmer for the altera EP300 Ep1200 programming modules
Item #352
 In July 1984, using a fab from Ricoh, the company’s first foundry partner, Altera shipped the EP300 device. Its subsequent technology and second-sourcing partnership with Intel Corporation was a major breakthrough that broadly acknowledged the merits of Altera’s approach.

Intel’s wafer technology provided the basis for Altera’s initial revenue ramp in the 1980s. In an ironic twist, Altera, then entering into hyper-growth, bought Intel’s PLD business in 1994.

This is an Intel PLD (Programmable Logic Device) interface module for use with Altera EP1200 & EP300 series reprogrammable devices, it was connected to a development system computer via the module's Serial RS232 connector cable.



Intel SDK-85 8085 Microcomputer System Development Kit (1977)

Intel SDK-85 8085 Microcomputer System Development Kit
Item #353
  In the early years of Microprocessor development, each time Intel introduced a new microprocessor (the Intel 8085 Microprocessor in this case) they would simultaneously offer a System Development Kit (SDK) allowing computer programmers & engineers a way to introduce themselves to the new processor's features and helped third part developers with hardware and software applications.

The 8085 kits usually came in component form with a printed circuit board (PCB) that required the owner to assemble and solder. An external 5V/12V power supply unit was required to operate the SDK-85, it was not included with the SDK-85 kit.


The SDK-85 was a complete microcomputer system on a single PCB board including 256 to 512 bytes fo RAM memory and 2k of ROM memory, a 24 key hexadecimal keyboard, a 6 digit LED display, I/O connections and an expansion area allowing memory and I/O expansions as well as hardware experiments.The system used an Intel 8085A (5 for 'first 5 Volt microprocessor') CMOS MPU running at 3.072 MHz. The Intel 8085 microprocessor was designed for use
in high-performance applications ranging from controllers to 8-bit minicomputers.

A 2 KB monitor software stored on ROM chip provided the same commands as the SDK-86 board. User could enter and read program results through either the buit-in keyboard/display or using a serial Teletype through the built-in serial TTY interface. A 38 line parallel interface was also available.

This vintage SDK-85 computer was completely assembled back in the 1970's from the original Intel kit components and was nicely mounted in a solid wood case for use by it's builder.

The PCB Board itself Measures 30.5 (W) x 25.7 (D) x 1.3 (H) cm.


Minimum system configuration consisted of the 8085 microprocessor, 8155, 2K RAM, I/O Timer, and
8355 16K ROM & I/O or 8755 16K erasable ROM & I/O .



image of an Intel SDK-85 8085 Microcomputer System Development Kit
Side view of the Intel SDK-85 8085 Microcomputer System

Intel D8086 & other Chips (1970s & 80s)

image of vintage CPU's
Item #745
This is a small collection of various computer chips from the 1970's & 80's.

It contains DIP chips from Western Electric, Mitsubishi & Motorola, as well as an Intel D8086 CPU.


Motorola MC6800 Educator II Power Supply HEP Kit (1977)

image of the Motorola MC6800 Educator II Power Supply HEP Kit
Item #354
Motorola's HEP/MRO Operations group introduced the 8-bit microcomputer system in kit form.

Called the Educator II, the kit contained an NMOS 8-bit MPU (running at 625 kHz), PIA, 128x8-bit static RAM, two TTL 512x4-bit ROM's, and a TTL clock circuit. 

Educator II utilized the full instruction set and address modes of the Motorola MC6800 MPU.

This HEP boxed item was the optional power supply kit designed specifically for the Educator II, originally priced at $29.95.  This power supply was assembled back in the 1970's from the kit components and is fully functional. Output is 5V d.c. / 1amp / 60 Hz.



Promotional Sample Computer Chip (1980s)

image of religious computer chip
Item #598
This Unique Integrated Circuit Chip has the the text of the Lord's Prayer printed on it in Micro-Lettering as a Promotional item given out in the 1980's by Omega Marking Systems Inc. of Garland Texas.

Omega Marking, Inc. was founded in 1980 in Garland, Texas located at the heart of Texas's Silicon Corridor.  They are a full service marking and coding device contractor dedicated to providing the highest quality marking devices available to the electronic, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical industries.

This chip showcased the quality of this company's marking ability for use on electronic devices and in the semiconductor industry.

Unknown manufactured 14-lead DIP Chip. New, unused in black plastic case. Underside of chip is labeled with the address of the Omega Marking Systems, Inc., Garland Texas, & Billy Craig.


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Omega Marking's Computer Chip
image of lords prayer computer chip
Underside of Promotional Computer Chip with Lord's Prayer
image fo promotional computer chip with lord's prayer
Lord's Prayer Promotional Computer Chip

Intel Mobile Pentium III Processor Product Samples (1999)

Intel mobile processor samples
Item #977
This is a promotional sales display from Intel that has examples of the 3 different Mobile processor products being offered in 1999.

​Displayed in a hinged clear plastic case with Intel blue / white cardboard insert that identifies each chip and allows the chips to be viewed from front and back.

Chip examples include the Intel Pentium III processors in both Micro PGA (Pin) and BGA (Ball) packaging, as well as an Intel Pentium III   mobile module (composed of the processor, chipset, and L2 cache)

The PGA & BGA Pentium III processors are marked as ES (Engineering sample).










​Intel Desktop, Mobile & Server Processor Product Samples (2008)

Intel processor samples
Item #821
This is a promotional sales display showcasing the 8 different Intel products being offered in 2008 - all nicely displayed in a hinged clear plastic case with Intel blue / white cardboard insert that identifies each chip and allows the chips to be viewed from front and back.

Chips include the Intel Itanium 2, Intel Pentium 4 with Hyper Threading, Intel Xeon MP, Intel Xeon, Intel Centrino Family with Intel Pentium M, Intel Pro Wireless and the Intel 865 chipset.



Many of these are pre-production samples and are marked as ES (Engineering sample), Secret, & Intel Confidential.






Intel ATOM Processor (2008)

Intel ATOM processor
Item #765
An unmarked Intel ATOM Processor in unused BGA (Ball Grid Array) organic substrate packaging.

The Intel ATOM processor was an ultra-low-voltage CPU used in netbook computers, mobile internet devices, and embedded computing applications, manufactured using Intel's 32nm CMOS technology.

Gift from Intel Corp. Item was featured in the The "Intel - Innovations in Arizona" exhibit at the Arizona Science Center in 2014.




Intel ATOM BGA packaging
ATOM BGA packaging

Intel Pentium 2.5 GHz Dual Core Processor (2008)

intel dual core processor
Item #768
An Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.5 GHz E5200 processor.

This 64-bit Pentium Dual Core processor had two separate dies with each having a single core, contained side by side in a multi-chip module package. Manufactured using Intel's 45nm technology.





intel dual core processor
Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor LGA

Intel Core 920 i7 Processor (2008)

intel core i7 processor
Item #767
An Intel "920" Core i7 2.66 GHz processor.

This 64-bit Quad core processor was manufactured using Intel's 45nm technology and had 731 million transistors.


intel core i7 processor LGA
Intel Core i7 LGA package

Intel Core i3 Laptop processor (2008)

intel core i3 processor
Item #771
An Intel Core i3 64-bit processor in PGA packaging.


This processor is special laser marked "3rd Gen Intel Core i3".

Gift from Intel Corp. Item was featured in the The "Intel - Innovations in Arizona" exhibit at the Arizona Science Center in 2014.


Intel core is LGA processor
Intel Core i3 processor in LGA packaging




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