EDN

Building a 4-Bit Computer: Mitigating Metastability (Part 1)

The fact that the designers of microcontrollers are so good at handling metastability explains why so few end users are aware of any potential problems As an aside, I was chatting with my ...
Hackaday

4-bit Single Board Computer Based On The Intel 4004 Microprocessor

[Scott Baker] is at it again and this time he has built a 4-bit single board computer based on the Intel 4004 microprocessor. In the board design [Scott] covers the CPU (both the Intel 4004 and 4040 ...
Hackaday

4-bit Microcomputer

[Michael Gardi] wrote in to let us know about his project: CPS-1: Imagining An Early 70s 4-bit Microcomputer. The CPS-1 was the first Canadian microprocessor-based computer. It was built by ...
PC World

Building your first PC? 5 essential tips that’ll ensure success

It’s 2024, which means building your own PC is only one step harder than assembling a semi-complex LEGO set. Most parts fit together in intuitive ways, and a lot of the guesswork is eliminated if you ...
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Building a 4-Bit Computer: Mitigating Metastability (Part 2)

Here are some of the main reasons why metastability may occur in our designs and some of the ways in which we can mitigate its effects In my previous column, we introduced the concept of setup and ...