Comments on: Size Matters: To Make Small Chips, You Need to be Big http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: 3 Reasons Nvidia Looks Good Despite Its Loss [GigaOM] | BYOHosting.com Blogs http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-942804 3 Reasons Nvidia Looks Good Despite Its Loss [GigaOM] | BYOHosting.com Blogs Fri, 08 May 2009 21:21:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-942804 <p>[...] by the end of this year, 25 percent of Nvidia’s chips will be the smaller size. Switching to smaller process node means Nvidia will lower the costs associated with manufacturing its chips and could generate higher [...]</p> [...] by the end of this year, 25 percent of Nvidia’s chips will be the smaller size. Switching to smaller process node means Nvidia will lower the costs associated with manufacturing its chips and could generate higher [...]

]]> By: 3 Reasons Nvidia Looks Good Despite Its Loss http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-942790 3 Reasons Nvidia Looks Good Despite Its Loss Fri, 08 May 2009 19:57:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-942790 <p>[...] by the end of this year, 25 percent of Nvidia’s chips will be the smaller size. Switching to smaller process node means Nvidia will lower the costs associated with manufacturing its chips and could generate higher [...]</p> [...] by the end of this year, 25 percent of Nvidia’s chips will be the smaller size. Switching to smaller process node means Nvidia will lower the costs associated with manufacturing its chips and could generate higher [...]

]]> By: Bailouts Aren’t the Answer to the DRAM Drama http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-919886 Bailouts Aren’t the Answer to the DRAM Drama Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:30:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-919886 <p>[...] flip side to this coin is making more chips for less. Continuing down the process node so chipmakers can place more transistors on a chip is important in enabling economies of scale [...]</p> [...] flip side to this coin is making more chips for less. Continuing down the process node so chipmakers can place more transistors on a chip is important in enabling economies of scale [...]

]]> By: Don’t Panic. Gartner Drops Chip Forecast http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-918174 Don’t Panic. Gartner Drops Chip Forecast Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:39:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-918174 <p>[...] when the recovery hits. In contrast, Intel is still moving to 32 nanometer, which will allow it to make more chips at a smaller size. It has been agressive about using its fabs to quickly shift its production in response to [...]</p> [...] when the recovery hits. In contrast, Intel is still moving to 32 nanometer, which will allow it to make more chips at a smaller size. It has been agressive about using its fabs to quickly shift its production in response to [...]

]]> By: AMD Ditches Fabs to Stay Alive - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-903372 AMD Ditches Fabs to Stay Alive - GigaOM Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:11:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-903372 <p>[...] pricing from rival Intel. Last quarter it reported a $1.2 billion loss. AMD finally had to admit it couldn’t keep up with the costs of building a $3 billion to $4 billion fab each time it wanted to shrink its chips and gain some economies of scale in manufacturing. [...]</p> [...] pricing from rival Intel. Last quarter it reported a $1.2 billion loss. AMD finally had to admit it couldn’t keep up with the costs of building a $3 billion to $4 billion fab each time it wanted to shrink its chips and gain some economies of scale in manufacturing. [...]

]]> By: When the Chips are Down, Ditch Those Assets - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-900070 When the Chips are Down, Ditch Those Assets - GigaOM Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:00:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-900070 <p>[...] fab can cost up to $4 billion to build and equip, making it a game few can afford to play. In Dallas, for example, a 300mm fab built by Texas Instruments stands empty. Many firms have [...]</p> [...] fab can cost up to $4 billion to build and equip, making it a game few can afford to play. In Dallas, for example, a 300mm fab built by Texas Instruments stands empty. Many firms have [...]

]]> By: IBM and Hitachi Partner on 32nm Chips - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-865037 IBM and Hitachi Partner on 32nm Chips - GigaOM Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:55:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-865037 <p>[...] and 22 nanometer nodes. Intel expects 22nm chips to come to market in 2011. IBM is already part of such a partnership with five other companies (WHICH ONES) to develop 45 nanometer chips and is also working with [...]</p> [...] and 22 nanometer nodes. Intel expects 22nm chips to come to market in 2011. IBM is already part of such a partnership with five other companies (WHICH ONES) to develop 45 nanometer chips and is also working with [...]

]]> By: AMD Plays Catchup on 45nm - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-864063 AMD Plays Catchup on 45nm - GigaOM Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:08:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-864063 <p>[...] but AMD won’t have 45 nm chips in laptops until 2009. By then Intel will be working on 32 nanometer chips, which leads me to wonder how long AMD can play this game. Share/Send Sphere Print Previous [...]</p> [...] but AMD won’t have 45 nm chips in laptops until 2009. By then Intel will be working on 32 nanometer chips, which leads me to wonder how long AMD can play this game. Share/Send Sphere Print Previous [...]

]]> By: DNA Chips Might Break Moore’s Law - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-862519 DNA Chips Might Break Moore’s Law - GigaOM Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:00:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-862519 <p>[...] inside every cell, is an incredibly efficient storage medium. With Moore’s Law demanding more transistors packed on a chip, the idea of DNA computers has taken hold as a means to get past 10 nanometers [...]</p> [...] inside every cell, is an incredibly efficient storage medium. With Moore’s Law demanding more transistors packed on a chip, the idea of DNA computers has taken hold as a means to get past 10 nanometers [...]

]]> By: So Long Flash, and Thanks for the Memory - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-860059 So Long Flash, and Thanks for the Memory - GigaOM Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:28:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-860059 <p>[...] all chips, memory follows Moore’s Law, which requires the space between transistors to get smaller. Kind of like doing the limbo, flash [...]</p> [...] all chips, memory follows Moore’s Law, which requires the space between transistors to get smaller. Kind of like doing the limbo, flash [...]

]]> By: Startups Abandon Moore’s Law - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-858845 Startups Abandon Moore’s Law - GigaOM Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:00:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-858845 <p>[...] makers are spending billions, to either build joint manufacturing facilities (called fabs) or to create research agreements that help offset the basic costs and challenges involved in trying to push a [...]</p> [...] makers are spending billions, to either build joint manufacturing facilities (called fabs) or to create research agreements that help offset the basic costs and challenges involved in trying to push a [...]

]]> By: Introducing Stacey Higginbotham teasered @ TechTalkBlog http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-839476 Introducing Stacey Higginbotham teasered @ TechTalkBlog Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:27:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-839476 <p>[...] to start a job! But anyone who willingly tackles the future of the semiconductor industry as her first post has already passed the sink-or-swim test, don’t you [...]</p> [...] to start a job! But anyone who willingly tackles the future of the semiconductor industry as her first post has already passed the sink-or-swim test, don’t you [...]

]]> By: Chris Sherman http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-837885 Chris Sherman Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:08:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-837885 <p>Congrats on the new gig. We should grab coffee sometime since we're both still in Austin.</p> Congrats on the new gig. We should grab coffee sometime since we’re both still in Austin.

]]> By: Introducing Stacey Higginbotham - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-837792 Introducing Stacey Higginbotham - GigaOM Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:37:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-837792 <p>[...] to start a job! But anyone who willingly tackles the future of the semiconductor industry as her first post has already passed the sink-or-swim test, don’t you [...]</p> [...] to start a job! But anyone who willingly tackles the future of the semiconductor industry as her first post has already passed the sink-or-swim test, don’t you [...]

]]> By: Marc Nathan http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-837564 Marc Nathan Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:55:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-837564 <p>Stacey,</p> <p>Great first article for GigaOM. I'm sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as the quality of tech journalism we can expect from you here.</p> Stacey,

Great first article for GigaOM. I’m sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as the quality of tech journalism we can expect from you here.

]]> By: rambhai http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-836404 rambhai Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:23:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/07/size-matters-to-make-small-chips-you-need-to-be-big/#comment-836404 <p>i dont really get the whole idea of working together. i mean who will eventually sell the "collaborative effort" product. obviously there will be dispute in the companies over the price of the product.and also intel is the best chip maker ~~~atleast i feel soo</p> <p>regards rambhai http://www.rambhai.com/</p> i dont really get the whole idea of working together. i mean who will eventually sell the “collaborative effort” product. obviously there will be dispute in the companies over the price of the product.and also intel is the best chip maker ~~~atleast i feel soo

regards rambhai http://www.rambhai.com/

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