Photographed processor dies shared openly
The gist
A public archive catalogs 356 photographed processor dies spanning 1972 to 2024.
The images document half a century of chip design, free to use.
How it unfolded
- 1972 –2024356 processor dies were photographed and released for anyone to use, spanning these years.
- May 15, 2026A video by Trending tech daily about the archive was posted.
- Nov 7, 2026A post by trendingtechdaily2026 described the archive as "Inside 356 Silicon Dies: A Historic Open Photographic Archive."
Key terms
- processor die
- A small block of semiconductor material on which an integrated circuit is fabricated, cut from a wafer.
- open licenses
- A license that allows copyrighted work to be reused, modified, and redistributed.
- reverse engineering
- A process of deducing how a device, system, or software works from the finished product itself.
Source: Wikipedia