Monday 14 March 2016

cpu - What is the function of the capacitor and the diode here?


This photo: Figure 8.9
is taken from the book: The Intel Microprocessor Family: Hardware and Software Principles and Applications, page 298.


This is a 8284 (clock generator) for the 8088 microprocessor. What is the function of the capacitor and the diode here? The circuit seems to work without them.




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