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Re:TSMC to customers: It's time to stop using older nodes an... by baybal2 on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @11:45AM (#31921793)
Yes, much more than from 28 to 22 or 16. 40nm+ are planar transistors, and below are FinFETs
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Re:TSMC to customers: It's time to stop using older nodes an... by wtallis on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @12:55PM (#31922763)
The FinFET transition was a bit later than you remember: Intel switched at 22nm, TSMC at 16nm. TSMC's 28nm wasn't their last planar transistor node, but it's a sweet spot of performance vs cost.
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