Hackaday (unofficial) September 30, 2023 9:00am CPU Built From Discrete Transistors #computerhacks #parts #circuitdesign #discretecomponents #transistor #transistors #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 CPU Built From Discrete Transistors We all know, at least intellectually, that our computers are all built with lots of tiny transistors. But beyond that it’s a little hard to describe. They’re printed on a silicon wafer …
Hackaday (unofficial) December 20, 2021 10:00pm All Hail Your New Giant 555 Timer Overlord #classichacks #parts #555 #555timer #discretecomponents #replica #woodworking #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 All Hail Your New Giant 555 Timer Overlord You asked for it, and now you’ve got it. It’s taken more than a decade of accumulated complaining, but this gigantic 555 timer IC has finally gathered enough psychokinetic energy to tak…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 8, 2021 4:00pm Smaller is Sometimes Better: Why Electronic Components are So Tiny #engineering #featured #parts #antennas #capacitors #discretecomponents #inductors #miniaturization #mooreslaw #resistors #transistors #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Smaller Is Sometimes Better: Why Electronic Components Are So Tiny Perhaps the second most famous law in electronics after Ohm’s law is Moore’s law: the number of transistors that can be made on an integrated circuit doubles every two years or so. Sinc…