[HN Gopher] The unusual bootstrap drivers inside the 8086 microp... ___________________________________________________________________ The unusual bootstrap drivers inside the 8086 microprocessor chip Author : picture Score : 44 points Date : 2022-11-13 18:14 UTC (4 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.righto.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.righto.com) | userbinator wrote: | Dynamic structures like this are why datasheets may specify | waiting a certain time (with clock applied) in reset before | beginning operation --- the need to "charge up" the various | capacitors to a suitable voltage first. Similarly, it's also one | of the reasons for requiring a minimum clock frequency. | colejohnson66 wrote: | I always thought the minimum frequency was due to the usage of | DRAM-like registers | mjevans wrote: | The gate drive sort of does act like a temporary DRAM cell, | it's presumably only good for a maximum duration of time, | hence a minimum clock rate. | [deleted] ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-11-13 23:00 UTC)