The Pentium as a Navajo Weaving

I laughed at the bit where the gallery picked the wrong side of the rug to display, but this got me thinking -- presumably all the die photos we see are from the etched side of the wafer, what does it look like on the other side? Is it just all flat?

Re: The Pentium as a Navajo Weaving

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Post by Joe_Cool » Sun, Sep 01, 2024, 9:21 PM UTC

kens wrote: post #4

hindsightbias wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well done.

Thanks! Curiously, the article doesn't show up on HN. Maybe my domain got banned or something?

I just saw it on the frontpage and very much enjoyed it.

Re: The Pentium as a Navajo Weaving

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Post by NelsonMinar » Sun, Sep 01, 2024, 9:33 PM UTC

That story about Fairchild manufacturing at Shiprock is fascinating and heartbreaking. Glad to see it so thoughtfully researched and presented.

Re: The Pentium as a Navajo Weaving

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Post by n8henrie » Sun, Sep 01, 2024, 9:51 PM UTC

kens wrote: post #2

Author here for your obscure Pentium questions...

Just moved back to ABQ from Shiprock last month, after 8 years. Not every day you see Shiprock featured in an HN post!