Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

SPICE

Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis

— IEEE Milestone In Electrical Engineering And Computing —

SPICE Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 23, 2021

1. SPICE Marker

Inscription. SPICE was created at UC Berkeley as a class project in 1969-1970. It evolved to become the worldwide standard integrated circuit simulator. SPICE has been used to train many students in the intricacies of circuit simulation. SPICE and its descendants have become essential tools employed by virtually all integrated circuit designers.

Erected 2011 by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the IEEE Milestones in Electrical Engineering and Computing series list.

Location. 37° 24.887′ N, 122° 4.66′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, California, in Santa Clara County. It can be reached from Shoreline Boulevard north of U.S. 101, on the right when traveling north. Located at the Computer History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View CA 94043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 9 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Birthplace of Silicon Valley (here, next to this marker); DIALOG Online Search System (here, next to this marker); First RISC Microprocessor (here, next to this

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marker); Moore’s Law (here, next to this marker); Online Systems and Personal Computing (here, next to this marker); Shakey: The World's First Mobile Intelligent Robot (here, next to this marker); SPARC RISC Architecture (here, next to this marker); The Floating Gate EEPROM (here, next to this marker); Computer History Museum (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain View.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 23, 2021

2. SPICE Marker

Ten IEEE markers at this location.

Computer History Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 20, 2021

3. Computer History Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.