Every processor die anyone has photographed and given away
user_7832
100 points
18 comments
November 07, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (7 comments)
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?