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> please, change this metric to transistor per square millimeter. Thanks! I think there's problems with that metric too. Not all transistors are created equal
by snek_case 4y ago
> please, change this metric to transistor per square millimeter. Thanks!
I think there's problems with that metric too. Not all transistors are created equal. Depending on the switching speed that you want, how much leakage current you can tolerate, etc., I bet you can vastly change how many transistors you can fit in a given area.
- r3012 4y agoYou can actually see this for yourself in the new open source PDKs. https://skywater-pdk.readthedocs.io/en/main/contents/libraries/foundry-provided.html https://skywater-pdk.readthedocs.io/en/main/contents/librari... See how there are six foundry provided cell libraries that make different performance, power and area trade-offs. Even though it’s all 130nm. There are even more libraries than that too. Like the OSU one that makes even different trade offs.