I was wondering if the Samsung 14 nm process having a lower number than the TSMC 16 nm FF+ process meant that it was better in some way.
FWIK, It's only in how you measure it.
I was wondering if the Samsung 14 nm process having a lower number than the TSMC 16 nm FF+ process meant that it was better in some way.
I was wondering if the Samsung 14 nm process having a lower number than the TSMC 16 nm FF+ process meant that it was better in some way.
Samsung does have a density and power advantage.I was wondering if the Samsung 14 nm process having a lower number than the TSMC 16 nm FF+ process meant that it was better in some way.
Don't let anyone from Intel catch you saying thatMake sense in what way? They are both marketing terms remember..both are essentially just 20nm with FINFET.
Samsung does have a density and power advantage.
Don't let anyone from Intel catch you saying that
That is what I had read as well..thanks for confirming it. This is 14LPE (Low Power Early) we are talking about right? They have an upgraded version called 14 LPP (Low Power Plus) available later in the year as well.
I read an article just yesterday on how Samsung was able to catch up to TSMC so fast. I dont know how much of it is true but it was certainly an interesting read. A bit off topic but here is the link in case anyone is interested - http://english.cw.com.tw/article.do?action=show&id=14895
Suppose that an 12"-13" iPad "Pro" was released last year along with the iPad Air 2. Would it have made sense to target the A8X at the iPad "Pro," with 4 CPU cores and 12 GPU clusters (pretend that Series 6 can scale past 8 clusters, or take option 2: 8 clusters at ~600 MHz), and cut it down to 3 CPU cores and 8 GPU clusters (option 2: keep the 8 clusters and reduce the clock) for the iPad Air 2?I hope Apple make an iPad Pro, where they allow the SoC die area to grow substantially. It would be very interesting to see what could be done with a mobile architectural base, FinFETs, and 200mm2 or so die area.
Not likely to happen, of course.
My personal feel is that Ipad is finally at a good place with it's OS and ecosystem. Previously it was fairly limited if not leveraged as a reader/watcher, but it can be so much more now. With the right setup it can be an effective productivity tool, though, a heavy amount of scripting knowledge is required; for most casual users it still isn't quite there yet. That being said, Apple needs to decide if they want to continue down this route of making it more functional, or to stop now, and have the 'new' Macbook take that place.iPad sales are flattening.
Will they invest heavily if sales aren't growing?
iPad sales are flattening.
Will they invest heavily if sales aren't growing?