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The package size for mobile chips is also shrinking (and presumably die size as well). For example the Skylake Core M package is half the size of the Broadwell
by CoolGuySteve 10y ago
The package size for mobile chips is also shrinking (and presumably die size as well). For example the Skylake Core M package is half the size of the Broadwell Core M according to Wikipedia (die size is listed as TBD).
Aside from the size benefits for board layout, a smaller die would let them get more CPUs from a wafer while a lack of competition in the mobile x86 space lets them charge the same amount for each one.