Every processor die anyone has photographed and given away

user_7832 100 points 18 comments November 07, 2026
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manytimesaway

That maker list is unusable. It's not sorted in any way, contains duplicates (MOS Technology & Commodore CSG are the same), and would gain from reorganizing some brands (gathering Nintendo CPUs together, for instance).

josh-wrale

Have people tried training models to decode these photographs into code?

karim79

Amazing site. I've a friend who is an aspiring oil painter and I just sent him this link. I can't wait to see the results!

superjan

Here is one more (intel 4004) https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s674...

source99

I would pay for this as a high quality book. Ideally some info and detail about each processor. Anyone else?

omoikane

See also Ken Shirriff's blog, which has die photos plus detailed explanation of how things work. https://www.righto.com/ https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=righto.com

lindnertim

I know of some that are freely available but are missing. Has anyone figured out how to get word to them?

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