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A comment on SiFive Tapes Out First 5nm TSMC 32-bit RISC-V Chip with 7.2 Gbps HBM3. Parent comment

Re:SiFive Tapes Out First 5nm TSMC 32-bit RISC-V Chip with 7... by chmod600 on Friday April 16, 2021 @07:41PM (#26840254)
I always thought the "cell" in "cellular phone" came from the network topology, not the battery format.
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Re:SiFive Tapes Out First 5nm TSMC 32-bit RISC-V Chip with 7... by manicpolymath on Saturday April 17, 2021 @09:53PM (#26849125)
Oh it does come from the network region/cells. In fact in the old days when the phones were the size of an actual brick they were probably powered by a proper multi-cell battery. (Did I miss a joke?)
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