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The I/O power consumption goes down very significantly when all the die-to-die interconnects have a small and well-defined capacitive loads.

And I suppose that having all heat sources right next/on top of each other forces you to spend design effort to lower power consumption ;)

Re:Antenna Diodes in the Pentium Processor on Saturday November 23, 2024 @05:27PM (#42224438)
There is a tiny amount of extra capacitance on the net because of the reverse-biased junction of the antenna diode, but that's it. These diodes do get taken into account in when determining timing though.
Re:Antenna Diodes in the Pentium Processor on Saturday November 23, 2024 @05:24PM (#42224416)
Now go look at the need for antenna diodes in SOI technology:) with the substrate no longer the safe haven, a lot more oxides can be exposed to large differential voltages during manufacturing.
Re:Engineering Managers Should Not Exist on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @06:56PM (#39833767)
Thank you! You've voiced my thought exactly.
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