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Comment Transistor size not an issue. (Score 1) 116

Anyone working in the silicon industry will tell you that the limiting factor these days is not the size of transistors, but the delays brought about by metallization layers. Over the last few years, going sub .15u has seen the whole ethos of silicon design change i.e. performance is now limited by interconnect delay rather than transistor speed. Yeah, its cool, but as far as the PC on your desk is concerned, until the effect of Al/Cu metalwork is circumvented, these super transistors will be like having a ferrari in your driveway but no key to start it. Still, better to have it waiting in the wings ready, rather than not....

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