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Ah yes you're right of course. Has there been anything in the past few years made on modern processes with the die actually visible? Desktop/laptop CPUs and GPU
by opencl 9y ago
Ah yes you're right of course. Has there been anything in the past few years made on modern processes with the die actually visible? Desktop/laptop CPUs and GPUs have all been flip chip for at least the past decade, mobile SoCs are package on package, most other stuff is encased in plastic.
- pantalaimon 9y agoder8auer did flip the Zen dies in the Threadripper over and ground them down to look what's inside. The video gives a good impression of the dimensions of the die and the structures inside. https://youtu.be/N-uKQ6RfUdk https://youtu.be/N-uKQ6RfUdk
- madengr 9y agoSome of the RF processes. The HMC6300 is a mmWave flip chip with visible (to the eye) structures. Even then, it’s limited to passive structures, and maybe the PA output transistors.