Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Register File
Instruction decoding
ALU (Arithmetic-Logic Unit)
MOS transistors
NAND gate
What do gates really look like?
NOR gate
Gates get weird in the ALU
Sinclair Scientific Calculator (1974)
Built instruction-level simulator
Intel shift-register memory (1970)
Analog chips LIBERTY
What bipolar transistors really look like
Interactive chip viewer
Unusual current mirror transistors
7805 voltage regulator
Die photos: Metallurgical microscope
Stitch photos together for high-resolution
Hugin takes some practice
Motorola 6820 PIA chip
How to get to the die?
Easy way: download die photos
Acid-free way: chips without epoxy
Current project: 8008 analysis
Taught by
HACKADAY