A report from Taiwan says Google's Tensor G5 has successfully taped out. The 3 nm chip is slated to use Google's fully in-house design and manufactured by TSMC.
Legacy nodes (known in the industry as “mature” nodes) remain in use after they’re no longer cutting edge. Each run teaches lessons learned for improving yield or performance, so there’s still room for improvement after mass production starts happening.
Legacy nodes (known in the industry as “mature” nodes) remain in use after they’re no longer cutting edge. Each run teaches lessons learned for improving yield or performance, so there’s still room for improvement after mass production starts happening.