marc on 31 May 2007
| Blue3 said: Does not really say why, but it says they cost less http://www.toptechnews.com/news/IBM-Starts-Making-65-nm-Cell-Chips/story.xhtml?story_id=112008LF9GB4 |
Usually its due to better yield. When manufacturers make processors, not all the processors made pass inspection. For example I remember when the Pentium 4 was initially released some models had an abysmal yield rate of like 30%. That meant that only 1 out 3 processors passed but as years passed and the die shrank, the yields improved a lot. I assume that is whats happening here. The yield probably improves but dont take my word for it.
