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A detailed die photo of the 8086 microprocessor. The metal layer has been removed to show the silicon underneath.

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  1. Ken Shirriff (kenshirriff@oldbytes.space)'s status on Sunday, 15-Jan-2023 04:12:48 JST Ken Shirriff Ken Shirriff

    Everyone says the Intel 8086 processor has 29,000 tiny transistors. But I counted and found 19,618. Why the difference? It turns out that most counts include "potential" transistors as well as real ones. Let's take a look and find out why.🧵

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