[HN Gopher] The unusual bootstrap drivers inside the 8086 microp...
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       The unusual bootstrap drivers inside the 8086 microprocessor chip
        
       Author : picture
       Score  : 44 points
       Date   : 2022-11-13 18:14 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | 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.
        
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