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I had fun times routing PCBs in the old days. Routing is more complicated in chips, of course. Post by Ken Shirriff

"While a modern processor might have 15 layers of metal wiring, chips from the 1970s such as the 8086 had just a single layer of metal, making routing a challenge. Similarly, clock signals must be delivered to all parts of the chip to keep it in synchronization."

righto.com/2020/08/how-8086-pr

www.righto.comHow the 8086 processor handles power and clock internally One under-appreciated characteristic of early microprocessors is the difficulty of distributing power inside the integrated circuit. While...