This article introduces the basic structure of a general‑purpose CPU used in AI chips, describing the arithmetic‑logic unit (ALU), the different types of registers, and the controller, while also directing readers to extensive AI‑chip technical report collections for deeper study.
This article walks through the step‑by‑step creation of digital logic primitives—starting with encoding messages using blinking bulbs, then constructing basic gates, half‑ and full‑adders, a clock oscillator, RAM storage, and finally an arithmetic‑logic unit and simple instruction set—illustrating how complex computation emerges from simple hardware.
This article narrates how two friends transform secret light‑bulb blink codes into binary representations, then progressively design logic gates, adders, a full‑adder, RAM, an ALU and a programmable control unit, illustrating the fundamentals of digital circuit design and automation.
This article explains the fundamental hardware components of a CPU, starting with early relay‑based machines, describing basic logic gates, constructing simple adders and an ALU, detailing memory and registers, and illustrating the fetch‑decode‑execute cycle and the evolution of machine code to assembly language.
