Powerbook 1.2GHz?

[biscuit]

That comment on dye size got me thinking. Would a chip made on the 0.09 µm dye cost more than a 0.13 µm one? Bear in mind that they've built a factory for it; does the cost of that get passed down to chips? Or do they cost the same since they're just switching the whole process over?

The smaller transistor size is surely what will bring 1 GHz + to the PowerBook. When I think about it, wouldn't it be quite simple to get a 1.2 GHz chip in there if it was on the new process?

Heres hoping they stuff it full of VRAM too.

biscuit

Edit: Is it dye or die?

 

[ncbill]

Chips are always cheaper after die shrinks

It's die, and chips always sell for less after die shrinks, but there are often delays (AMD has had trouble moving to 0.13 microns with the Athlon)

Originally posted by biscuit
That comment on dye size got me thinking. Would a chip made on the 0.09 µm die cost more than a 0.13 µm one?
Edit: Is it dye or die?

 

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by biscuit
That comment on dye size got me thinking. Would a chip made on the 0.09 µm dye cost more than a 0.13 µm one? Bear in mind that they've built a factory for it; does the cost of that get passed down to chips? Or do they cost the same since they're just switching the whole process over?

The smaller transistor size is surely what will bring 1 GHz + to the PowerBook. When I think about it, wouldn't it be quite simple to get a 1.2 GHz chip in there if it was on the new process?

Heres hoping they stuff it full of VRAM too.

biscuit

Edit: Is it dye or die?

When you can shrink the chips size down you can fit more chips on a single silicon wafer. Therefore in the end it's cheaper.