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flykespice 7 hours ago

Ken Shirriff it's your time

kens 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm afraid that chip is too complicated for me. I'm still trying to figure out the 386 :-)

But I did colorize the A19 die photo with Apple's M1 rainbow gradient, just for fun: https://oldbytes.space/@kenshirriff/115256179526128051

userbinator 3 hours ago | parent [-]

If the Apple A19 could be made in the 386's process (1000-1500nm), it would be about 300-500x bigger than its current size in each dimension.

"too complicated", what an understatement! Even the 386 wasn't exactly simple. The complexity of these modern chips is mind-bendingly immense.