Every processor die anyone has photographed

An interactive catalog gathers microscope photographs of 356 processor dies made between 1972 and 2024. A die is the silicon core inside a processor package; exposing it requires removing the package and photographing the silicon under magnification. The images come from a small group of people who share their work, including Pauli Rautakorpi, ZeptoBars, John McMaster, and Fritzchens Fritz. Visitors can browse the collection as a gallery, filter by decade or manufacturer, sort entries, and inspect individual chips. A table records processor names, makers, dates, and, where known, physical dimensions.

The collection spans early microprocessors, desktop and server CPUs, embedded chips, game-console processors, and newer system-on-chip designs. Its range makes changes in processor design and manufacturing tangible: on a shared true-scale view of the 114 dies with known dimensions, many 1970s chips appear tiny beside later examples. The entries also show how many companies and architectures shaped computing, from Intel, Motorola, and AMD to specialist, national, and open-source projects. This is a curated record of chips whose dies have been photographed and made available, not a complete inventory of every processor ever produced. Its value lies in pairing visual evidence with historical context, allowing readers to compare the physical silicon behind processors across more than five decades.