A hero who appeared on his own very large microprocessor with a width of 10 meters and a height of 2 meters appeared

A semiconductor chip that performs basic arithmetic processing in a computer, which corresponds to the heart of the computer,Microprocessor"is. A microprocessor that is the heart of various electronic devices such as PCs and smartphonesDie sizeAlthough it is said to be in the order of several tens of square millimeters to several hundred square millimeters, there is a fierce person who reproduced the small microprocessor with an ultra-huge self-made computer with a width of 10 meters and a height of 2 meters.

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Jacob Newman of electronics engineer who assembled a huge microprocessor "Megaprocessor" with a width of 10 meters and a height of 2 meters. In the Megaprocessor that started assembly from 2012, 40 thousand transistors and 10 thousand LED lights are used. , There is a total weight of 500 kg.

This is a huge microprocessor Megaprocessor. Production cost is 53,000 dollars (about 5.4 million yen).


Mr. Newman explained about why he made such a huge microprocessor because he wanted to visually see how the microprocessor actually works when learning about transistors I am talking. For that reason, Megaprocessor incorporates LEDs everywhere, and if it is operated as a microprocessor it will illuminate the whole body, indicating that it is running a task. In addition, Megaprocessor is playing Tetris, Mr. Newman.

Newman said, "The microprocessor installed in the PC you are using is one million times superior to the one I assembled, but my microprocessor is more pretty," BBC I am answering the interview. Besides, I commented that "My microprocessor has 10,000 times more LED than usual".


Mr. Newman hopes that Megaprocessor herself assembled will be used as a tool for education and will be open to the public at home in the summer. Mr. Newman talks about Megaprocessor, "I do not think I will sell this," and furthermore, "My dream is to display at museums and education related research facilities and use it for people's research" .

You can see how Megaprocessor is actually runningmovieThere is also "I understand how difficult it is actually to play Tetris with Megaprocessor," BBC News says.