TheLianeonProject t1_iuhkdbg wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:57 AM

Reply to comment by Absolute_Authority in TSMC reportedly building 1nm chip fab in northern Taiwan by Saltedline

I know, but nonetheless, we are approaching a physical limit to the size of transistors.

razorxent t1_iuhnl0l wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:28 PM

Always have been

IgnobleQuetzalcoatl t1_iuhspjs wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:14 PM

I don't think you knew that given the first sentence in your original comment. I didn't either. After some quick googling, looks like the 5nm process has transistors spaced around 51nm at minimum.

bik3ryd34r t1_iui62os wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Isn't 5nm the width of the transistor?

685327593 t1_iui9xko wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:20 PM

No, not even close.

Gwthrowaway80 t1_iuiqm4m wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Once upon a time those terms were related

Tiny-Peenor t1_iui57mm wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:47 PM

It’s okay if you didn’t know. Hell, I didn’t know

685327593 t1_iuieak2 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:50 PM

A silicon atom is 0.2nm wide.

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