Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoJapanese Chip Firm Rapidus To Send 2-nanometer Samples To Broadcom & Compete With TSMCwccftech.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up128
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minus-squareBaroqueInMindlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoThey are actually finding ways to defy the laws of physics. The upper limit of microtransistors in proxima is 4nm?
minus-squarealleycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 day agoThe “nm” value in a process name is a pure marketing term. Here’s a table with corresponding real-world values. Process Gate pitch Metal pitch Year 7 nm 60 nm 40 nm 2018 5 nm 51 nm 30 nm 2020 3 nm 48 nm 24 nm 2022 2 nm 45 nm 20 nm 2025 1 nm 42 nm 16 nm 2027 Source: Wikipedia
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThey’re making shit up
minus-squarePhoenix3875@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoThe name of the node process is more of a marketing term, rather than an actual feature length of the die. 3nm is already widely available and 2nm is known to work. The news should be using the name in the same meaning.
They are actually finding ways to defy the laws of physics. The upper limit of microtransistors in proxima is 4nm?
The “nm” value in a process name is a pure marketing term. Here’s a table with corresponding real-world values.
Process Gate pitch Metal pitch Year 7 nm 60 nm 40 nm 2018 5 nm 51 nm 30 nm 2020 3 nm 48 nm 24 nm 2022 2 nm 45 nm 20 nm 2025 1 nm 42 nm 16 nm 2027Source: Wikipedia
They’re making shit up
The name of the node process is more of a marketing term, rather than an actual feature length of the die. 3nm is already widely available and 2nm is known to work. The news should be using the name in the same meaning.