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We're to a point where N nm nodes is meaningless. I want a list of feature dimensions to compare. That's the only meaningful way to do a rough comparison these
by hajile 9y ago
We're to a point where N nm nodes is meaningless. I want a list of feature dimensions to compare. That's the only meaningful way to do a rough comparison these days.
- lmilcin 9y agoYou can think of power consumption as a resource -- if you reduce power consumption of existing features you can put more new features. The actual size isn't really that important (other than the cost of silicon wafer). To significantly reduce power consumption you need improved process and this is where smaller nodes are so important, because they are currently the only really viable way to significantly reduce power consumption.
- indiv0 9y agoNow I kind of want to see the data on power consumption/transistor count over time.
- dmoy 9y agoYou can find them if you look. E.g. tsmc 7nm is roughly equivalent to Intel 10nm in most dimensions. Samsung's 7nm is almost exactly intel 10nm in two dimensions. Etc etc.