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Day 015: Smartphone SoC

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Day 015: Smartphone SoC

Definition in One Sentence 5 nm smartphone SoC: The last generation FinFET + high-k metal gate, converting the entire power budget that improves performance by 15% into extended battery life. Why It Matters • Compared to 7 nm, transistor density increases by 70%, power consumption for the same tasks decreases by 25%, and battery life … Read more

The Death of Moore’s Law in the Chip Industry, but TSMC is Finding Ways to Keep It Alive

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The Death of Moore's Law in the Chip Industry, but TSMC is Finding Ways to Keep It Alive

In the chip industry, there is a very famous principle known as Moore’s Law, proposed by Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel. The main idea of Moore’s Law is that, with constant prices, the number of transistors that can be accommodated on an integrated circuit doubles every 18-24 months, leading to a doubling of performance. Over … Read more