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Nothing about actual numbers like transistor density, gate width etc. Just bragging about having a larger wafer which is a useless metric without density if the
by YetAnotherNick 5y ago
Nothing about actual numbers like transistor density, gate width etc. Just bragging about having a larger wafer which is a useless metric without density if the number of transistors per wafer is lesser.
- laserbeam 5y agoIsn't wafer size the production/cost bottleneck? In my understanding these chips are meant for higher energy/power management, not necessarily fast compute. I get what you want would be interesting, but I also find them less relevant in an article about production.
- kragen 5y agoAlthough it's ambiguous, I don't think they're talking about making integrated circuits, but about making discrete power transistors. Usually we say "chip" for "integrated circuit" but transistors and diodes are chips too.
- formerly_proven 5y agoThis is about power electronics. Density is 1-2 transistors per package.