Sam Zeloof | |
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.jpg) Sam Zeloof pictured in 2017 | |
| Born | New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Inventor  |
| Known for | Homemademicrochip fabrication |
| Website | http://sam.zeloof.xyz |
Sam Zeloof (born 1999 or 2000) is an Americanelectrical engineer andentrepreneur.[1] He is most well known forDIY microchip fabrication, having lithographically microfabricated various chips in his garage as early as the age of 17. Zeloof is currently CEO of his companyAtomic Semi, Inc. [d] which builds tools for small semiconductor fabs.[2]
Zeloof attendedHunterdon Central Regional High School.[3] He then went toCarnegie Mellon University where he studied electrical engineering between 2018–2022.[4]
Throughautodidacticism and help from his father, Zeloof, at the age of 17, constructed a home microchip fabrication facility in his parents' garage.[1] In 2018, he produced the first homebrew lithographically fabricated microchip, theZeloof Z1,[5] aPMOS dual differential amplifier chip.[6] In 2021, he achieved a transistor count of 100 with the creation of theZeloof Z2, atransistor array.[7][8][9][10]
His work takes partial inspiration fromJeri Ellsworth's "Cooking with Jeri" which demonstrates a homebrew transistor and logic gate fabrication process.[11] His photolithography process is currently able to create details as small as 300 nanometers.[12]
In 2022, Zeloof along withJim Keller startedAtomic Semi, Inc. [d], a startup to manufacture small batches of affordable microchips quickly.[13]
Zeloof also has a considerable online presence with aYoutube channel[14] focusing on microchip and semiconductor manufacturing.
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