Re:AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen 'Matisse' Coming Mid 2019: Eight Core Z...
by hitpointdrew on Thursday January 10, 2019 @09:57AM
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That could also be true. I remember from an adoredtv video it was mentioned that IO transistors are much harder to scale down. The guy certainly seems to do his research and know his stuff, but I suppose at the end of the day it is a youtube video. I have not checked into this myself, just taking adoredtv's word at face value.
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Re:AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen 'Matisse' Coming Mid 2019: Eight Core Z...
by deagle50 on Thursday January 10, 2019 @10:20AM
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I think that was poetic license on his part. Mobile SoCs and modems are scaling quite well on 7nm. The IO chip is already low enough power for desktop/server applications and is small enough for good yield. 7nm would just be more cost for no gain. And using 14nm allows AMD to meet the WSA. Otherwise they probably would have done a TSMC 16nm IO die and kept their entire supply chain in Asia.