Making logic gates from transistors

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compiler-guy · 2019-05 · Strong recommendation

This video was reasonably good, but still required a lot of background. If you want really terrific easily understood, yet totally in-depth information about integrated circuits, starting from the physics how semi-conductors actually work at the electron level, all the way up through gates and on to an entire computer, Ben Eater's videos are outstanding. Most people know his work from the Breadboard computer, [LINK] , where he builds an actual functioning computer, with instructions and microcode and output, from scratch on a breadboard, along with terrific explanations. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. All his videos are amazing, and super easy to understand. Here is his version of how nor gates work: which is way easier to understand to me than this video: [VIDEO] Here is his whole channel: [LINK] and his website: [LINK]

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z3ugma · 2021-07 · Recommendation

Ben Eater’s series on building an 8-bit computer from scratch was very helpful to me in this regard: [LINK] [VIDEO]

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somat · 2023-06 · Reference

The thing that blew my mind was how you can replace discrete transistor logic with memory. While it is sort of obvious in retrospect. I think it an important insight into the nature of computation. Making combinational logic gates from transistors: [VIDEO] Using an EEPROM to replace combinational logic: [LINK]

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