How CPUs are Designed, Part 3: Building the Chip

This is the third installment in our CPU design series. In Part 1, we covered computer architecture and how a processor works from a high level. The second part took a look at how some of the individual components of a chip were designed and implemented. Part 3 goes a step further to see how architectural and schematic designs are turned into physical chips.

How do you transform a pile of sand into an advanced processor? Let's find out.