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Why do anyone want a lower nm number?

• jonplackett 6y ago
  Lover usually means faster and more advanced. So that’s why I’m asking.
  • iagovar 6y ago
    Cheaper and more yield/wafer maybe?
    • baybal2 6y ago
      I think they just want to put more electronics onto the device. Rear illuminated sensors were getting more, and more "smart" over they years.
  • waheoo 6y ago
    What's why you're asking? They are getting lower.. thats what the article is about? You did.. read the article right?
    • Strom 6y ago
      jonplackett was asking about 28nm because chips were being mass produced at that size in 2013 already. Nowadays people are used to reading news about 5nm as a new process size. > You did.. read the article right? Please don't be snarky like this. Asking whether someone read the article is specifically against HN guidelines. [1] -- [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html