floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoIntel Foundry Fails To Impress Once Again, 18A Process "Yield Rates' Are Reported To Be Only 10% Making Mass-Production Impossiblewccftech.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1172
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minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 days agoBecause there are so many small parts to a processor you need 99.99+% at most stages to stand any chance of mass production. In this context 60-70% is seriously impressive. Millions of things have to be done right to get this type of yield.
Because there are so many small parts to a processor you need 99.99+% at most stages to stand any chance of mass production. In this context 60-70% is seriously impressive. Millions of things have to be done right to get this type of yield.