Semiconductors Manufacturers
August 4th, 2011
Does shrinking a semiconductor die necessarily mean that the power used will go down in a measurable way?
If a manufacturer takes a mixed-signal IC and does a die shrink, does that mean that the power consumption will go down in a real or measurable way? For example, can the shrink by itself result in a 10% decrease in power consumption?
no, but usually when they do a die shrink, they also lower the voltage requirement (example: from 2.7v to 1.8v), which means less power.
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