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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 206.14-4.1%Nov 25 3:59 PM EST
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To: AK2004 who wrote (200873)6/7/2006 12:50:36 PM
From: brushwudRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
Companies are driven to lower geometry not because of the cost savings but because of the power consumption

It used to be that as devices scaled, speed and power improved with each process generation as a side effect. But this is no longer happening, so 65 nm starts out with performance much like 90 nm and then improves over time. That's why Otellini never got to 10 GHz as he pontificated, or even 4 GHz. So yes, they do make the transition primarily to lower costs.
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