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Post #Ax02CCNs1zxqRPK1aq by [email protected] |
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Intel's 386 processor was popular in late 1980s microcomputers. From the ou… |
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Post #Ax02CCVfZ0CcpayFkW by [email protected] |
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The silicon die of the 386 processor is mounted in the middle of the ceramic pa… |
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Post #Ax02CIH08S2Chq9cie by [email protected] |
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The CT scan of a signal layer inside the 386's package. The wide abstract-l… |
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Post #Ax02CLBnIGeTkYk0WG by [email protected] |
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One of the six power layers inside the Intel 386 processor's packaging. It… |
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Post #Ax02CMyOf37jHaUKum by [email protected] |
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Here are the remaining four layers inside the package: one signal layer and thr… |
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Post #Ax02CNkblngjh72q3s by [email protected] |
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For more photos and information on the 386 package, see my latest blog post. T… |
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Post #Ax052Edr57esPUjtke by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff they still made 386 until relatively recently |
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Post #Ax0HtMXyzDCfUgXWUa by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff What kind of gizmo do you need to make such a scan? |
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Post #Ax0HtMfmWDRRssBkeG by [email protected] |
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@johnrohde You need a Lumafield CT scanner; here's a photo of a scanner fro… |
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Post #Ax0HvSHUddFzrBpBq4 by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff I was the lead engineer for a PC company and tasked with being the… |
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Post #Ax0HvuGObJ14dtWi12 by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff Def frame worthy art there. |
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Post #Ax0HxlN6dBiNe0YBwO by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff my understanding of separate power domains has been that the diffe… |
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Post #Ax0HxlUCCpNzzzrqzY by [email protected] |
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@Sonic2k The power domains in the 386 were much simpler. It had two 5V domains,… |
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Post #Ax0HxlaDqQCsIggfNw by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff Yes, the thing is, as feature size has shrunk, and the demands for… |
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Post #Ax0I1eumZyqomF9zOK by [email protected] |
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I like the alt text describing both the practical and aesthetic parts of the im… |
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Post #Ax0I5zISk3299IIgVc by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff How are the logic and I/o rails isolated from each other on the ch… |
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Post #Ax0I6EHb1YFlcx0hk0 by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff That's definitely interesting and a great showcase how pin bre… |
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Post #Ax0I6EPkXEm82EpDRw by [email protected] |
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@lunte161 Yes, unfortunately, the resolution of this CT scan isn't good eno… |
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Post #Ax0I6xn1pX8OlT3wTw by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff want a high res poster of this one |
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Post #Ax0I6xuTNr5b8YXt5M by [email protected] |
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@ferrix @kenshirriff yes, these are lovely.The words and pictures together woul… |
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Post #Ax0IFW6s73vLWUQGzg by [email protected] |
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@shufei The rails are isolated on the chip by using separate metal wiring for e… |
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Post #Ax0IHuqj6QXgpZ0z0y by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff Fascinating! |
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Post #Ax0PXGeyzd4aUvmzeC by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff Actually, where did the abbreviations Vcc, Vss, Vdd etc. come from… |
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Post #Ax0PXGm4ZGkCqv6ehM by [email protected] |
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@isonno Apparently, the names are from IEEE Standard 255 from 1963. c indicates… |
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Post #Ax0PkV0GyZKgkQ3Zg0 by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff I never thought it was this complex. Somehow I assumed that there … |
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Post #Ax0QATb8p7SRuzgkfQ by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff Assembling the individual scan slices into a 3D movie would be qui… |
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Post #Ax0R3Q6nUyZ71Uh7se by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff That's beautiful! |
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Post #Ax0R57UrfTCpsXlKTI by [email protected] |
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Here's one more scan of the 386 for your viewing enjoyment... |
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Post #Ax0RdwWGTQALy61Qtk by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff amazing |
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Post #Ax0dfzNk06G8sKmFuq by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff the 286 was a flop. why the hell...? then the 386 changed everythi… |
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Post #Ax0dolZai8yQecVOue by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff Tentacles is fantastic π Makes me wanna write music for it! |
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Post #Ax0e59uI0RDgl20HEO by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff Top! π |
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Post #Ax0jieBrqW1jkEsGu0 by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff Itβs beautiful! |
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Post #Ax15I17uexh63LjQ0G by [email protected] |
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@kenshirriff I would love to see them do the same to one of the huge IBM cerami… |
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Post #Ax4T2Slp5t79WsOYjo by [email protected] |
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If you want to play around with the 3-D scan of the 386 processor for yourself,… |
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@geerlingguy 386 scan They also reverse engineered the apollo comms π |
