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		gameswithgo on March 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TSMC Details 5 nm the transistors are actually getting smaller, that just doesn’t lead to more clock rate any more

navaati on March 22, 2020 | [–]

But less heat, which allows you to cram more stuff in a package, which is a win !

lonelappde on March 22, 2020 | [–]

But nm isn't measuring transistor sie. nm refers to size of an ambiguous "feature".

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