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I'm not an expert, but from what I have been reading these "node names" have been pretty much decoupled from actual trace dimensions for a few years already. So
by rob74 5y ago
I'm not an expert, but from what I have been reading these "node names" have been pretty much decoupled from actual trace dimensions for a few years already. So I wouldn't be surprised to find out that most of the structures are in fact bigger than 3nm.
To quote Wikipedia (on the 5nm process!):
The term "5 nanometer" has no relation to any actual physical feature (such as gate length, metal pitch or gate pitch) of the transistors. It is a commercial or marketing term used by the chip fabrication industry to refer to a new, improved generation of silicon semiconductor chips in terms of increased transistor density, increased speed and reduced power consumption.
- intrasight 5y agoMy understanding is that it's more like the marks on a ruler. And the process shrinks the whole ruler. So it does ultimately relate to the feature size.