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silicon design

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DEC Alpha 21164 (EV5)

DEC Alpha 21164 (EV5), documented through a photographed specimen and its source history.

Digital Equipment CorporationCPU

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CompanyDigital Equipment Corporation ↗

Specifications

1 SOURCE-LINKED FIELDS
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Published analysisWikimedia Commons

Scope: photographed die

Source date: 2013-06-28

Identity follows the Commons file description; this seed does not assert process, area, transistor count, or foundry.

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2 DOCUMENTED SOURCES

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Die photographExternal source ↗

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Alpha EV5 die.JPG

Wikimedia Commons · Pauli Rautakorpi (Birdman86)

3,398 × 3,086 px2013-06-28Technical archive / analysis

The Commons file page identifies the DEC Alpha 21164 (EV5), author, dimensions, and CC BY 3.0. Kept link-only despite a verified license.

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Rights status
CC LICENSED
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Attribution
Pauli Rautakorpi (Birdman86), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Identity / confidence
matched / high
Evidence reviewed
2026-09-07
Link checked
2026-09-07 · ok · HTTP 200
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Die photographExternal source ↗

DEC Alpha 21164 die — rotated presentation

WikiChip · Pauli Rautakorpi (Birdman86)

3,086 × 3,398 px2017-06-13Technical archive / analysis

WikiChip presents a rotated version of the credited Commons photograph. The file page states CC BY-SA 3.0; its source chain is preserved separately from the original photograph.

Recent link check was inconclusive.

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Rights, provenance & link history
Rights status
CC LICENSED
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking
Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
Attribution
Birdman86 / WikiChip file history, CC BY-SA 3.0
Identity / confidence
matched / high
Evidence reviewed
2026-09-07
Link checked
2026-09-07 · error
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Record identity & scope

silicon design · DEC Alpha 21164 (EV5)

Alpha EV521164-CA