CPU Manufacturing process in pictures

square_nothing · 3 Apr 2010 at 15:19

wannabedamned said:
It can be quite a big percentage in the early days of production on a new Chip type. Thats the reason the PS3 was so expensive in the beginning of its life. The Cell Processor Yield was extremely bad.

ah, surly once they perfect the manufacturing the end cost should rapidly fall then. marketing ><
but it is amazing how they make them.

harryohh · 3 Apr 2010 at 19:35

Interesting to see how these chips are actually made.

Pooh · 3 Apr 2010 at 20:38

simulatorman said:
That is an interesting read, thanks for posting.

Now watch these:

Interesting that the AMD clip takes 10 minutes but Intel can do it in 6 and a bit

Vision · 3 Apr 2010 at 20:58

Very interesting, thanks.

David09 · 4 Apr 2010 at 00:47

@ 1:25 she said the micro chips are already made, is in the same country, or imported from abroad?

Jotunkaiser · 4 Apr 2010 at 08:23

My brain is going to explode!

crisbduck · 5 Apr 2010 at 02:06

Thats really interesting, but far too complicated for me to understand lmao..

jorzeh · 6 Apr 2010 at 01:07

Marine Iguana said:
I want a Intel key chain

Me 2

ToxicTBag · 6 Apr 2010 at 01:14

Very interesting thanks for that!

sygitius · 6 Apr 2010 at 10:32

Good read, thanks

baron02 · 6 Apr 2010 at 10:57

that was very intresting read ! Now looking for a Intel Keychain.

shahpor · 6 Apr 2010 at 15:37

Love this kind of stuff.

Any more?

3t3P · 6 Apr 2010 at 21:47

indistinguishable from magic imo

almost makes me feel bad for overclocking the little beggars,...

almost

R5GTT · 7 Apr 2010 at 12:24

3t3P said:
almost makes me feel bad for overclocking the little beggars,...

almost

Haha, yep I agree.

Another thing I was wondering, do they set out to create die's at set frequencies like at 2.6ghz or 3ghz
or is it just during the end testing process when they test each die they just see what it can cope with and then label them up accordingly?

Aedus · 7 Apr 2010 at 12:33

Where are these keychains :|

I want 1.

R5GTT · 7 Apr 2010 at 12:46

The keychains aren't anything too fancy although obviously quite collectable I guess.

Here's a couple of examples. notice how much detail you can see on the old 386 manufactured at micron levels!

If you're after a bit more bling theres also a gold P3 keychain available

potnoodle · 7 Apr 2010 at 13:50

R5GTT said:
Haha, yep I agree.

Another thing I was wondering, do they set out to create die's at set frequencies like at 2.6ghz or 3ghz
or is it just during the end testing process when they test each die they just see what it can cope with and then label them up accordingly?

They test and then label up at highest possible speed mainly, unless there is more demand for lower clocked cpu's which is why we have a lot of cpu's rated at 1.6, 1.8 etc that can easily run at much higher speeds without any extra cooling and voltage tweaks etc

Danm54 · 7 Apr 2010 at 22:48

Very interesting that, feel like ive learnt something tonight!

Ive got a keyring too!! They are available if you look

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 8 Apr 2010 at 00:18

INteresting stufff

shotgun · 10 Apr 2010 at 10:40

Very interesting. Much more complex than I thought it would be. Makes you wonder how the hell someone can come up with the idea in the first place.

So where can I get one of these key chains....