Turning a bunch of masks for silicon fabrication into a schematic is actually harder than it seems! [Tim McNerney] originally came up with the idea to make a giant 4004 for its “35th anniversary”.

Turning a bunch of masks for silicon fabrication into a schematic is actually harder than it seems! [Tim McNerney] originally came up with the idea to make a giant 4004 for its “35th anniversary”.

Grinberg admits his Linux/4004 project is mainly artistic, ... the programmer has graciously shared schematics, a priced and linked parts list, a disk image for your SD card, and more.

We are, of course, alluding to circuit schematics. ... Even cooler, with Collin's video under your belt, you can now take a look at the schematic for the Intel 4004 (pictured below the video) ...

A schematic diagram offers details of the Intel 4004 microprocessor. The Intel 4004 was a 4-bit chip built on a 10 µm node. It packed 2,300 transistors and operated at a clock speed of 740KHz.

The 4004 has extremely limited ROM and RAM, no interrupts, ... The full details of the project, including schematics and source code, are available on Grinberg's website.