The IIS Chip Gallery
Logarithmierer (1987)
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| Application | Processor |
| Technology | 3000 |
| Manufacturer | Faselec |
| Type | Semester Thesis |
| Package | DIP40 |
| Dimensions | 3200μm x 2400μm |
| Gates | 1 kGE |
| Voltage | 5 V |
This chip is able to calculate the logarithm of 16 bit binary numbers using an algorithm suggested by Knuth using addition, subtraction and shift operations. The chip is a small CPU that is programmed using 16-bit codewords.