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I'm really curious about the arguments for sticking to those lower pin numbers. Was it for compatibility? Or packaging costs? Like what was the downside of usin
by mardifoufs 4y ago
I'm really curious about the arguments for sticking to those lower pin numbers. Was it for compatibility? Or packaging costs? Like what was the downside of using more pins (up until a certain point, obviously, but it seems like other manufacturers had no issues with going for higher pin numbers!)
- kens 4y agoI think the argument for low pin counts was that Intel had a lot of investment in manufacturing and testing to support 16 pin packages, so it would cost money to upgrade to larger packages. But from what I read, it seems like one of those things that turned into a cultural, emotionally-invested issue rather than an accounting issue.