Products & Consumers, 2014, 60″ x 60″
Océ VariaDot UV inkjet print on .125″ 6061 Aluminum plate
with random orbit finish and UV protective matte clear coat finish
Seventh of eight artworks that tell the story of Silicon Valley,
installed at the San Jose Marriott, Ballroom Pre-function Area (Mezzanine Level)
Products & Consumers reflects the diverse range of products produced in, emanating from and impacted by Silicon Valley. These products positively impact the lives of millions of consumers across every corner of the globe.
Silicon Valley products are symbolized in this artwork, starting from the bottom right corner and working around anti-clockwise, by the following:
Early Apple Macintosh mouse
Screen from mid-1990s video game
Fairchild Semiconductors integrated circuit from 1962
Varian klystron
Shockley Silicon Zone Refining equipment
Apple II system
Varian Clinac radiotherapy unit
Sonotone hearing aid with Raytheon transistors (1952)
IBM 5150
Array of tablet devices
iPhone
iPad
The impact of Silicon Valley products can be seen by the fact that about 50% of the largest computing companies in the world (by market capitalization) are Silicon Valley based, or have a major presence in the Valley. Their products include computers, computer systems, printers, networks, CPUs, chips (DSP, DRAM), modems, peripheral units, motherboards, network units and software.
Sources: netvalley.com, wikipedia.com
The Silicon Valley Series
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