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Apollo Guidance Computer Integrated Circuit

The apollo guidance computer agc provided guidance navigation and control onboard the apollo flights to the moon. In 1962 ti won a contract from the autonetics division of north american aviation to design 22 custom circuits for the minuteman ii missile guidance system. One Giant Leap The Apollo Guidance Computer Dr Dobb S Software Woven Into Wire Core Rope And The Apollo Guidance The Story Of The Apollo Guidance Computer Part 2 Universe The circuits were designed by the fairchild semiconductor corporation of mountain view california and manufactured by phbilco at their landsdale pennsylvania plant. Apollo guidance computer integrated circuit . Although the apollo guidance computer led and motivated integrated circuit technology it was the minuteman missile that forced it into mass production. The procedure for the testing screening and lot rejection of inte...