Recently the MIT Museum was offered a unique artwork based on an integrated circuit designed by NMS and currently sold by Agere Systems (formerly Lucent Microelectronics) as their Ambassador Series T8100. The original circuit was created by Jonathan Pollack and Chuck Linton in 1996-97. The company commissioned an artist to create an enlarged and stylized version of this chip. The 48" x 44" piece is a glass plate sandwich that includes many but not all of the layers of the circuit. The piece is sufficiently interesting visually that I've been thinking about making the acquisition but am appealing to the thought collective for suggestions on how to assess the historic significance of circuits such as this. The company claim is that this HMIC microchip helped NMS become one of the leading providers of communication technology. I would certainly welcome your thoughts and can provide more information (including a photograph) if interested. Many thanks, Debbie Douglas Deborah G. Douglas, Ph.D. Curator of Science and Technology MIT Museum, N51-209 265 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 ddouglas@mit.edu • 617-253-1766 phone • 617-253-8994 fax http://web.mit.edu/museum • http://webmuseum.mit.edu