Ken Shirriff on Nostr: The Pentium processor had a minor error in the division algorithm. This error cost ...
The Pentium processor had a minor error in the division algorithm. This error cost Intel $475 million to replace the faulty chips. I've tracked down the FDIV error to this circuit on the die:
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