Well, it works like this. The same way it worked back in the day, really.
Take a look at this processor, MOS 6502. Don’t need to know much about integrated circuits to notice that, oh, it’s got that kind of squares up there, that kind of squares down there.
Edit: I have no clue why this was downvoted. Was just trying to offer a hopefully helpful visual illustration of how stuff is integrated on CPU silicon. Would be pretty much difficult to do this with modern CPUs. Sorry if this was annoying or vague
Well, it works like this. The same way it worked back in the day, really.
Take a look at this processor, MOS 6502. Don’t need to know much about integrated circuits to notice that, oh, it’s got that kind of squares up there, that kind of squares down there.
Now take a look at the processor in the Nintendo Entertainment System, Ricoh 2A03/2A07, with its integrated sound synthesiser. Oh look, there’s a familiar shape in the bottom right corner!
Edit: I have no clue why this was downvoted. Was just trying to offer a hopefully helpful visual illustration of how stuff is integrated on CPU silicon. Would be pretty much difficult to do this with modern CPUs. Sorry if this was annoying or vague