About cpus

[alexjt11]

So I'm a student 17 and I love computers. I'm one of those weird kids who gets really excited about all the possibilities of having a spare PCI express lane on your mother board. Or how to get to that pcie lane under your graphics card by running a riser cable under it.

But

I also love engineering and I'm picking subjects that are aimed towards that. So it got me thinking. How are cpu designed. I mean I get how they are made as I watched videos on it. And it was cool but how do I learn how to start teaser Hong the next Xeon chipset or extreme skylake cpu. (If they don't make a i7 6960x I'm gone be upset).

So if anyone knows where to begin looking at how it's done then please reply. Thank you

Alex

[Aytex]

any computer engineers in this forum?

[HoiDaniel]

A lot is hidden though.. It's kind of a secret how they make metal into computing machines

[alexjt11]

I'm not sure?

[FaZe Booce]

[Guest]

So I'm a student 17 and I love computers. I'm one of those weird kids who gets really excited about all the possibilities of having a spare PCI express lane on your mother board. Or how to get to that pcie lane under your graphics card by running a riser cable under it.

But

I also love engineering and I'm picking subjects that are aimed towards that. So it got me thinking. How are cpu designed. I mean I get how they are made as I watched videos on it. And it was cool but how do I learn how to start teaser Hong the next Xeon chipset or extreme skylake cpu. (If they don't make a i7 6960x I'm gone be upset).

So if anyone knows where to begin looking at how it's done then please reply. Thank you

Alex

I myself have wondered this too, I do hope they make a 6960x, Intel kind of keeps those things sort of non-open to the public,If you live near a plant I know you can get tours, but as far as I am aware, on how they design the chips, the information on how they design the chips are classified information, so competitors won't steal the information. 

[Guest]

any computer engineers in this forum?

Soon to be! ~4+ years~

[Aytex]

Soon to be! ~4+ years~

im thiking about it as well

6-10 years

[alexjt11]

I guess in all of this I will need maths as a subject ?

[HoiDaniel]

A sh###load of math.

[incarnate]

I guess in all of this I will need maths as a subject ?

All kinds of maths

[-rascal-]

So I'm a student 17 and I love computers. I'm one of those weird kids who gets really excited about all the possibilities of having a spare PCI express lane on your mother board. Or how to get to that pcie lane under your graphics card by running a riser cable under it.

But

I also love engineering and I'm picking subjects that are aimed towards that. So it got me thinking. How are cpu designed. I mean I get how they are made as I watched videos on it. And it was cool but how do I learn how to start teaser Hong the next Xeon chipset or extreme skylake cpu. (If they don't make a i7 6960x I'm gone be upset).

So if anyone knows where to begin looking at how it's done then please reply. Thank you

Alex

 

Depending on what you are interested, and what "stage" in the process of creating a CPU / GPU, you can either be in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

 

Electrical Engineering is more focused on the hardware aspects -- example, Intel's Tri-Gate transistors, how the registers, cache, memory controller is laid out / designed on the chip, etc. Computer Engineering deals more with the software/firmware side of the project.

 

Whichever you decide to choose, Electrical and Computer Engineers share 90%+ of the material taught; first and second year are essentially exactly the same. By third year you have a two or three course difference. In fourth year, depending on what your specialization is (if you want to do one), it could vary.

 

Up here in Canada, it takes about 4 years + 16 months of related work experience before you get your Electrical / Computer Engineering degree. You are expected to take six courses per academic term. Considering that, there isn't much difference between the two disciplines.

 

As mentioned, mathematics plays a HUGE role in Electrical / Computer Engineering -- for any other type of Engineering. 

Math as in THIS kind of math:

 

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Add in a little bit more about how MOSFET's and Transistors work...then mix in a little bit of Electromagnetics & Photonics...

It may seem scary a first, but it gets engraved into your brain later on.

(BTW these are from ACTUAL lecture slides from a few of my classes back in January this year)

 

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I started my first two years in Electronics & Computer Engineering, but have finally decide to branch off, and go into Electrical...since I am personally more interested in the hardware side (looking to obtain a "Electronics" specialization). I have got two more academic terms, and eight months of work experience before I get my *important* piece of paper, and Iron Ring.   :lol:\

 

 

Anyways, some interesting videos...

 

 

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-iuT_o8f00