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To: AK2004 who wrote (200873)	6/7/2006 11:53:09 AM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

I'm relying on what I read. The smaller geometry brings many advantages, including more functionality and speed. As well as power and cost.

To: AK2004 who wrote (200873)	6/7/2006 12:50:36 PM
From: brushwud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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.