alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoTSMC's says 1.6nm node to be production ready in late 2026 — roadmap remains on trackwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTSMC's says 1.6nm node to be production ready in late 2026 — roadmap remains on trackwww.tomshardware.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squarestreetlights@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoInsane engineering. The diameter of a silicon atom is about 0.2nm for context.
minus-squareStupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIt’s also bullshit as it has no bearing on the actual properties of the chips. Manufacturers use these as product names. Here’s an article discussing it. https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/tsmc-7nm-5nm-and-3nm-are-just-numbers
Insane engineering. The diameter of a silicon atom is about 0.2nm for context.
It’s also bullshit as it has no bearing on the actual properties of the chips. Manufacturers use these as product names. Here’s an article discussing it.
https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/tsmc-7nm-5nm-and-3nm-are-just-numbers