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I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection NMAH.AC.0600 Alison Oswald 2005 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 2 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 2 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Series 1: Status Reports, 1970-1997....................................................................... 4 Series 2: Product Analysis (about 50 out of 68), 1966 - 1971................................. 6 Series 3: Product Evaluations, 1977 - 1983............................................................ 8 Series 4: Construction Analysis (alphabetical by chip), 1997 - 1997..................... 16 Series 5: Information Reports, 1966-1986............................................................. 26 Series 6: Manufacturing Facilities, 1980-1983....................................................... 29 Series 7: Packaging, 1982..................................................................................... 30 Series 8: Company Profiles, 1991-1995................................................................ 31 Series 9: ICECAP Reports, 1980-1990.................................................................. 32 Series 10: Government/Military, 1977-1981........................................................... 42 Series 11: Artwork, undated................................................................................... 51 Series 12: Trade Catalogs, undated...................................................................... 53 Series 13: Hybrid Circuits, undated....................................................................... 55 Series 14: ASIC Outlook, 1984-1997..................................................................... 56 Series 15: TASC Files (Government Contracts), undated..................................... 57 Series 16: Project Files, undated........................................................................... 59 Series 17: Litigation, 1968 - 1971........................................................................ 258 Series 18: Photographs, 1962-1973.................................................................... 291 Series 19: Audio Visual Materials, undated......................................................... 302 Series 20: Miscellaneous, 1986-1998.................................................................. 308 I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection NMAH.AC.0600 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection Identifier: NMAH.AC.0600 Date: 1970-1997 Creator: Integrated Circuit Engineering Corporation. Extent: 164 Cubic feet (224 boxes) Language: English . Summary: Collection documents the 30 year history of Integrated Circuit Engineering Corporation which provided consulting expertise in the field of integrated circuits and semiconductors. Administrative Information Acquisition Information The Integrated Circuit Engineering Collection was donated to the Division of Information, Technology and Society (now the Division of Medicine and Science), National Museum of American History on June 15, 1998, through Glen Madland. Provenance The collection was transferred from the Division of Information, Technology and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science) to the Archives Center in April 2002. Separated Materials The Division of Information, Technology and Society (now the Division of Work and Industry) has integrated circuits (intact and exposed in various stages of investigation). Processing Information Processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2005; revised April 2006. Preferred Citation I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History Restrictions Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270. Conditions Governing Use Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Page 1 of 309 I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection NMAH.AC.0600 Accruals The Archives Center continues to add to this collection. Four cubic feet of materials were acquired in November 2005 from the Division of Information, Technology and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science). Biographical / Historical The Integrated Circuit Engineering Corporation provided consulting expertise in the field of integrated circuits and semiconductors for over 30 years. Scope and Contents The collection contains reports, litigation documentation, trade catalogs, company newsletters, professional journals, audio visual materials, artwork, company profiles, contracts and project files documenting the 30 year history of Integrated Circuit Engineering Corporation which provided consulting expertise in the field of integrated circuits and semiconductors. Arrangement The collection is divided into twenty series. • Series 1: Status Reports, 1970-1997 • Series 2: Product Analysis, 1966-1971 • Series 3: Product Evaluations, 1977-1983 • Series 4: Construction Analysis, 1997, undated • Series 5: Information Reports, 1966-1986 • Series 6: Manufacturing Facilities, 1980-1983 • Series 7: Packaging, 1982 • Series 8: Company Profiles, 1991-195 • Series 9: ICECAP Reports, 1980-1990 • Series 10: Government/Military, 1977-1981 • Series 11: Artwork, undated • Series 12: Trade Catalogs, undated • Series 13: Hybrid Circuits, undated • Series 14: ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Outlook, 1984-1997 • Series 15: TASC Files, undated • Series 16: Project , undated • Series 17: Litigation, 1968-1971, undated • Series 18: Audio Visual Materials, undated Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Integrated circuits Semiconductors Page 2 of 309 I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection NMAH.AC.0600 Types of Materials: Newsletters -- 1950-2000 Records Names: Project Socrates. Page 3 of 309 Series 1: Status Reports I.C.E. Integrated Circuit Collection NMAH.AC.0600 Container Listing Series 1: Status Reports, 1970-1997 Scope and This annual publication is a comprehensive, illustrated report that includes: Contents: A world wide IC industry economic update and forecasts, IC manufacturers, U.S. producers, ASIC (Application Specific IC) market trends, IC technology trends, and memory & microprocessor IC products. Also an appendix that includes a listing of companies that service the IC industry and IC fabrication facilities worldwide. The semiconductor industry data is analyzed and presented using two methods. One describes the "market" for semiconductors while the other examines the semiconductor "production" or "sales" of the device manufacturers. In ICE's analysis, total, world wide semiconductor production equals worldwide semiconductor consumption in any given year. Taken in part from STATUS 1996 Introduction. Of note are specific chapters, such as THE CHIP AS A PACKAGE, page 4-44. This chapter explains ...in many cases the MCM (Multi-chip Module) will be able to replace an existing printed circuit assembly-using surface mounted individual IC packages. The replacement market will be driven by the usual market forces of cost, performance, and size. The chapter includes photographs of particular objects, such as 1991.0117.05 and .06 SunSparc's donated by System Planning. Though not collected from ICE the objects can now be supported/confirmed with further documentation/analysis directly from ICE. This series contains information concerning the financial aspects of ICE in a collection of annual financial reports referred to as STATUS REPORTS (1970-1997 with 1972 unavailable at this time). Box 1 (Series 1) ICE Sales Guide, Two Part Brochures, and publication Introduces ICE Box 1 (Series 1) Status Reports, 1970-1982 {1972 missing} Box 2 (Series 1) Status Reports, 1983-1997 Excerpts from Status 1984 Introduction to Status '84 - page ix Notes: The "boom/bust" cycle of the integrated circuit industry continues-with a much stronger "boom" than expected during the last half of 1983. The measures of this surge in sales are reported in our detailed market review and projections. As did many of hte forecasters, ICE underestimated the strength of sales for the last half of 1983, feeling that the recovery would not pick up speed until early 1984. The effect of the boom is a growing concern over the capability of major manufacturers to deliver required
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