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Re:Using voltage glitching to unleash the A100 in my mining ... by WarmWash on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @10:41AM (#50454719)
They still wouldn't because economies of scale make it cheapest to only build one model.
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Re:Using voltage glitching to unleash the A100 in my mining ... by bethekidyouwant on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:02AM (#50454967)
Its not economies of scale. Why or how would you even etch a worse pattern on the same fabrication node? They don’t even have a mask for the worse version its literally just the same pattern with more defects.
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Re:Using voltage glitching to unleash the A100 in my mining ... by WarmWash on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:44AM (#50455460)
They only make one design because of economies of scale. I think there might have been some confusion here
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Re:Using voltage glitching to unleash the A100 in my mining ... by cowlevel on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @04:48PM (#50459163)
Maybe you can get more of them per wafer because they're smaller?
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Re:Using voltage glitching to unleash the A100 in my mining ... by bethekidyouwant on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @06:48PM (#50460709)
Yes but that’s a different thing those smaller chips also get binned based on defects
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Re:Using voltage glitching to unleash the A100 in my mining ... by tintor on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:37PM (#50459789)
What economies of scale are you referring to?

Each wafer is printed separately. They don't build new custom production line for each new design.

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