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> Also, Most CPUs aren't made at a single process size. They will mix 2-3 generations of process sizes when producing CPUs, and only put the hot-path parts of t
by dom0 9y ago
> Also, Most CPUs aren't made at a single process size. They will mix 2-3 generations of process sizes when producing CPUs, and only put the hot-path parts of the CPU in the newest process size (to help improve yields).
No, you can't mix different processes on one wafer.
I think you mean that not everything on a CPU is at the minimum viable size of that process.
- kyrra 9y agoThanks. Would you say this article describes the whole situation well? http://wccftech.com/intel-losing-process-lead-analysis-7nm-2022/ http://wccftech.com/intel-losing-process-lead-analysis-7nm-2...