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by coltonweaver 882 days ago
For those unaware, "2nm" is marketing-speak. The actual physical dimensions are 45nm gate pitch and 20nm tightest metal pitch for 2nm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_nm_process

https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/tsmc-7nm-5nm-and-3nm-are-just-n...

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Oh wow, so a 7 percent improvement, not 50 percent. I'd heard about the disparity, but didn't know it was that big.