Comment Re:mmm... server (Score 1) 207
actually, no, its not the same silicon in the chips
First some baic physical principles.
V=IR
I= V/R
V is a constant therefore I is inversly proportional to R
I varies directly with F
therefore, the higher the frequency, the higher the current, and the lower the resistance must be (unless you want hot chips)
So the silicon in a 3.2GHz processor is actually much much purer than that in say a 266MHz, and the purer the silicon the longer it takes to grow the crystals and the higher the producation cost.
First some baic physical principles.
V=IR
I= V/R
V is a constant therefore I is inversly proportional to R
I varies directly with F
therefore, the higher the frequency, the higher the current, and the lower the resistance must be (unless you want hot chips)
So the silicon in a 3.2GHz processor is actually much much purer than that in say a 266MHz, and the purer the silicon the longer it takes to grow the crystals and the higher the producation cost.
