VISUAL SOURCE ATLAS

Where the evidence lives.

Original photography, architecture drawings and package documentation. Each source keeps its identity, provenance and reuse status.

Publisher

Evidence type

Include hosted images

10 source records

Die photographExternal source ↗

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, provenance & link history

Rights status: CC LICENSED
Licence: CC BY 3.0 ↗
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking: Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
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

Reuse evidence ↗

Access to a source does not grant permission to reproduce its images.

Block diagramExternal source ↗

TPU Block Diagram

Google Cloud · Kaz Sato; Cliff Young

Annotated2017-05-12Primary source

The article labels the figure TPU Block Diagram and describes MXU, Unified Buffer, and Activation Unit. External link only; figure reuse terms were not verified.

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Rights, provenance & link history

Rights status: UNKNOWN
Licence: No reuse grant established
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking: Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
Attribution: Google Cloud Blog — Kaz Sato and Cliff Young
Identity / confidence: matched / high
Evidence reviewed: 2026-09-07
Link checked: 2026-09-07 · ok · HTTP 200

Access to a source does not grant permission to reproduce its images.

FloorplanExternal source ↗

Floor Plan of TPU die

Google Cloud · Kaz Sato; Cliff Young

Annotated2017-05-12Primary source

The article explicitly captions this figure Floor Plan of TPU die and keys compute/data/I/O/control by color. It is an explanatory diagram, not optical die photography; external link only.

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Rights, provenance & link history

Rights status: UNKNOWN
Licence: No reuse grant established
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking: Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
Attribution: Google Cloud Blog — Kaz Sato and Cliff Young
Identity / confidence: matched / high
Evidence reviewed: 2026-09-07
Link checked: 2026-09-07 · ok · HTTP 200

Access to a source does not grant permission to reproduce its images.

Chiplet layoutExternal source ↗

M1 Ultra — UltraFusion packaging diagram

Apple

Annotated2022-03-08Primary source

Apple’s labeled packaging illustration shows how two M1 Max dies form M1 Ultra. This is an official explanatory visual, not a physical die photograph.

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Rights, provenance & link history

Rights status: UNKNOWN
Licence: No reuse grant established
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking: Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
Attribution: Apple
Identity / confidence: matched / high
Evidence reviewed: 2026-09-07
Link checked: 2026-09-07 · ok · HTTP 200

Access to a source does not grant permission to reproduce its images.

Board / system photographExternal source ↗

First-generation TPU on a printed circuit board

Google Cloud · Kaz Sato; Cliff Young

2017-05-12Primary source

Google captions the image as its first TPU on a printed circuit board. The system view does not establish bare die geometry.

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Rights, provenance & link history

Rights status: UNKNOWN
Licence: No reuse grant established
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking: Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
Attribution: Google Cloud Blog — Kaz Sato and Cliff Young
Identity / confidence: matched / high
Evidence reviewed: 2026-09-07
Link checked: 2026-09-07 · ok · HTTP 200

Access to a source does not grant permission to reproduce its images.

Marketing render (not a photograph)External source ↗

Apple M1 marketing render on launch announcement

Apple

2020-11-10Primary source

Official product/marketing render, not a die photograph or floorplan. Link externally only; no reuse license was verified.

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Rights, provenance & link history

Rights status: UNKNOWN
Licence: No reuse grant established
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking: Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
Attribution: Apple
Identity / confidence: matched / high
Evidence reviewed: 2026-09-07
Link checked: 2026-09-07 · ok · HTTP 200

Access to a source does not grant permission to reproduce its images.

Die photographExternal source ↗

Apple A19 Pro / APL1V12

Kurnal Insights · Kurnal Insights (in-house origin claimed by publisher)

Technical archive / analysis

Kurnal gallery entry for Apple A19 Pro / APL1V12 die-shot imagery. No image bytes are stored or displayed. Kurnal states that its die-shot imagery is produced in house; no asset-specific upstream credit was found. Photograph rights and any annotation, crop, measurement or written analysis must be resolved separately.

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Rights, provenance & link history

Rights status: UNKNOWN
Licence: No reuse grant established
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking: Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
Attribution: Kurnal Insights (in-house origin claimed by publisher)
Identity / confidence: matched / medium
Evidence reviewed: 2026-09-06
Link checked: 2026-09-07 · ok · HTTP 200

Access to a source does not grant permission to reproduce its images.

Annotated die photographExternal source ↗

Discovery candidate — chip identity needs review

DEC Alpha 21164 annotated die shot

WikiChip

AnnotatedTechnical archive / analysis

WikiChip's original-file page names an annotated version but its annotation-specific page could not be independently fetched in this pass. Link-only pending exact-page license and provenance verification.

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.

OpenAI Jalapeño

OpenAI

Primary source

Official event/announcement hero image, not a verified die or package photograph. No image bytes are stored or displayed. Photograph rights and any annotation, crop, measurement or written analysis must be resolved separately.

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Rights, provenance & link history

Rights status: UNKNOWN
Licence: No reuse grant established
Local hosting / thumbnails / hotlinking: Not enabled / Not enabled / Not enabled
Attribution: Not recorded
Identity / confidence: matched / medium
Evidence reviewed: 2026-09-06
Link checked: 2026-09-07 · blocked · HTTP 403

Access to a source does not grant permission to reproduce its images.

The source ecosystem

Publisher profiles guide discovery. They never grant blanket image permission.

reverse engineering

Kurnal Insights ↗

Visuals remain external links until asset-specific reuse permission is verified.

Publisher terms ↗

reverse engineering

Chipwise / NanoPhysics ↗

Product photographs and die shots used with permission, as confirmed by the Museum operator on 2026-09-09. Credit: Image courtesy of Chipwise · Used with permission. Original source links and image markings retained.

Publisher terms ↗

reverse engineering