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> Second, the recourse to two M1 Max chips fused into a M1 Ultra means TSMC’s 5 nm process has reached its upper limit. M1 Max is ~20x22 mm (~430 mm²), double
by formerly_proven 5y ago
> Second, the recourse to two M1 Max chips fused into a M1 Ultra means TSMC’s 5 nm process has reached its upper limit.
M1 Max is ~20x22 mm (~430 mm²), double this, even without some of the interconnect die space, doesn't fit into the reticle anyway.
- MikusR 5y agoCerebras is 46225 mm²
- _ph_ 5y agoThat is made in a multi-step process, as far as I understand its design, they made the point of designing it from a completely repetitive structure which is the size of one step.
- jecel 5y agoAmong the issues that Cerebras had to overcome was how to connect tiles on a wafer where each tile has to be smaller than a reticle. In normal chips you have a gap on all sides where the diamond saw will cut the wafer into individual dies. Having wires cross that gap requires non standard processing. And the tiles themselves would still be limited to a single reticle (under 35mm on a side), so a multi-reticle M1 would not be easy to design.