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14nm is pretty amazing. To think that technology built at this scale is part of consumer electronics (and even, cheap) is pretty staggering. For reference (fro
by krig 15y ago
14nm is pretty amazing. To think that technology built at this scale is part of consumer electronics (and even, cheap) is pretty staggering.
For reference (from wikipedia):
2 nm — diameter of DNA helix
20 nm — width of bacterial flagellum
- jules 15y agoAnother point of reference: 14 nm is about 126 silicium atoms in a row. Another amazing number: if a chip is 2cm across and runs at 2 GHz then a light ray can go from one side to the other side of the chip about 10 times in a clock cycle. Note that light goes around the earth about 7 times per second. In other words: suppose you have quick child who takes one step of 20cm in each clock cycle. Then the child walks around the earth about 7 times per second.