A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 processor's ceramic package

Re:A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 processor's... by loa_in_ on Saturday August 09, 2025 @02:28PM (#44848876)

Is the CPU destroyed by the process or did you reassemble this particular specimen?

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Re:A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 processor's... by kens on Saturday August 09, 2025 @02:32PM (#44848908)

I took the metal lid off the chip to improve the scan quality. If I had left the chip intact, it would probably be fine. (I assume the X-ray levels are low enough to avoid damage, but I haven't confirmed that.)

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Re:A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 processor's... by wkat4242 on Saturday August 09, 2025 @10:36PM (#44852351)

Also 386s are very resistant to radiation, I believe they still use them on the ISS for that reason (a radiation-hardened version but still)

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