Gallery: Gallery: Microscopic Art Hides Inside Computer Chips

  • Robot
    01

    robot

    *From the UTMC 5962R9657101VXC.*
  • Windmill
    02

    windmill

    *Chipworks doesn't have any information on the source of this lovely windmill.*
  • Don't mess with Texas
    03

    dont-mess-with-texas

    *From the AMD Athlon Processor K7650CURBBA.*
  • Skull and crossbones
    04

    skull-and-crossbones

    *From the IBM 0165165PT-5B 64M DRAM Rev. B.*
  • Jet plane
    05

    jet-plane

    *From the AMD MACH445-12YC programmable logic device.*
  • Land Shark
    06

    land-shark

    *There's no information on where this image was found. It's an homage to a classic* Saturday Night Live *skit from the 1980s, so we're guessing it was in an Atari chip or something.*
  • VCR
    07

    vcr

    *Even chip engineers understood that setting the time on a VCR could be difficult. (Kids: A "VCR" is an antiquated technology for storing video on long spools of magnetic tape. We know; it sounds ridiculous.)*
  • Don't Panic
    08

    dont-panic

    *This message from a* Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy *fan appears in the Qualcomm Q5312I-3S2 ASIC.*
  • Daffy Duck
    09

    daffy-duck

    *We like the way Daffy is poking his head out in the middle of a bunch of circuits. Chipworks has no information on where this image came from.*
  • Nintendo dolphin
    10

    nintendo-dolphin

    *This classic dolphin image and Nintendo logo come from somewhere deep inside the Nintendo Game Cube.*
  • Owl family
    11

    owl-family

    *We like this pastoral scene showing an owl family on a branch. It comes from the Philips 1702 (wafer).*
  • Rhinoceros
    12

    rhinoceros

    *From the Lucent M-16410BA DSP.*
  • Milhouse
    13

    milhouse

    *This image of* The Simpsons*' nerdiest cartoon character comes from the Silicon Image Sil154CT64 digital transmitter.*
  • Moose Boy
    14

    moose-boy

    *Who is Moose Boy? From the Motorola RF IC Nokia 5190 handset.*
  • Lady Bird Spider
    Lady Bird Spider, Eresus kollari; photo by Fritz Geller-Grimm
    15

    calimero

    *This baby duck is a cartoon character from the 1970s called "Calimero." It appears on the Infineon PMB5703, a chip that includes three other pieces of cartoon art plus a [humorously hidden warning.](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/03/silicon-art-samsung/)*
  • Waldo
    16

    waldo

    *We don't know where this guy is hiding, so if you find it, can you let us know where he is?*
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