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Sam Zeloof

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About Sam Zeloof

Sam Zeloof was an inventor, entrepreneur, electrical engineer and chief executive officer, known for Computer chip.

Sam Zeloof (born ) is an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur. He is most well known for DIY microchip fabrication, having lithographically microfabricated various chips in his garage as early as the age of 17. Zeloof is currently CEO of his company which builds tools for small semiconductor fabs.

Education Zeloof attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School. He then went to Carnegie Mellon University where he studied electrical engineering between 2018 and 2022.

Career Through autodidacticism and help from his father, Zeloof, at the age of 17, constructed a home microchip fabrication facility in his parents' garage. a PMOS dual differential amplifier chip. In 2021, he achieved a transistor count of 100 with the creation of the Zeloof Z2, a transistor array.

His work takes partial inspiration from Jeri Ellsworth's "Cooking with Jeri" which demonstrates a homebrew transistor and logic gate fabrication process. His photolithography process is currently able to create details as small as 300 nanometers.

In 2022, Zeloof along with Jim Keller started , a startup to manufacture small batches of affordable microchips quickly.

Zeloof also has a considerable online presence with a YouTube channel focusing on microchip and semiconductor manufacturing.

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Important facts

Born
New Jersey (U.S. state)
Known for
Computer chip
Education
Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Carnegie Mellon University
Also known as
S Zeloof, S. Zeloof

Frequently asked questions

Who was Sam Zeloof?

American inventor

When was Sam Zeloof born?

Sam Zeloof was born in New Jersey (U.S. state).

What was Sam Zeloof's occupation?

Sam Zeloof was an inventor, entrepreneur, electrical engineer and chief executive officer.

What was Sam Zeloof known for?

Sam Zeloof was known for Computer chip.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sam Zeloof

· Wikidata: Q66982260

· DBpedia: Sam Zeloof

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