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What does it actually mean when the 5G chip comes from a 7nm fab instead of a 5nm or 3nm? Does the battery have to weigh 1g more to supply the chip with the ext
by Arnt 3y ago
What does it actually mean when the 5G chip comes from a 7nm fab instead of a 5nm or 3nm? Does the battery have to weigh 1g more to supply the chip with the extra power and the phone have to be 1mm³ bigger to accommodate the bigger chip and battery, or will the numbers have be bigger?
I opened an old phone when I replaced it a few years ago, and described each part to my children. The chips didn't account for much of the volume.
I realise that a 3nm chip uses less power for the same processing than a 7nm chip does. Phones are mostly idle, though. Can receive/transmit 100Mbps or whatever, do receive/transmit very, very much less. I'd be thankful if someone who really knows about phone geometry/power could explain.