Klaus

MOnSter

 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 00:59:35 +0200 
Why are blinking computers so fascinating?

#^MOnSter 6502
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A new dis-integrated circuit project to make a complete, working transistor-scale replica of the classic MOS 6502 microprocessor.

How big is the MOnSter 6502 compared to the original 6502 die?
The original device was 153 × 168 mils (3.9 × 4.3 mm) or an area of 16.6 square mm. Given that ours is 12 × 15 inches, that makes it about 7000 times actual size.
How big would a 68000 microprocessor be at the scale of the MOnSter 6502?
Also about 19 square feet (1.7 square meters).
How big would a modern CPU be at this scale?
The Apple A8X, found in the iPad Air 2, contains about 3 billion transistors. (This is comparable to the number of transistors in modern desktop computer CPUs as well.) At the scale of the MOnSter 6502, that would take about 885,000 square feet (82000 square meters) — an area about 940 ft (286 m) square.



#^The Monster 6502 is a gargantuan version of a famous microchip
by Make: on YouTube
Klaus
 Wed, 24 May 2017 13:31:22 +0200 
The new version even got more lights :-D

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