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Re:Standard cells: Looking at individual gates in the Pentiu... by amelius on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:04PM (#40899682)
Interesting. What is the granularity? Is it logic gates, or transistors?
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Re:Standard cells: Looking at individual gates in the Pentiu... by morphle on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:10PM (#40899719)
the granularity is at all levels: standard cells (=gates), transistor shapes, metal layer shapes down to groups of atoms (for quantum dots).
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