This informative webinar discusses a significant issue that is cropping up for sub-5nm designs. As the graphic above shows, modeling uncertainty at advanced nodes results in excessive guard banding. These guard bands result in reduced performance and profit. A loss of 25 – 35% in PPA is discussed, along with the lost profit associated… Read More
Tag: Pessimism Wall
What is the 3nm Pessimism Wall and Why is it An Economic Crisis?
Chip design is getting more difficult as technology advances. Everyone knows that. A lot of the discussion around these issues tends to focus on the demands posed by massive AI workloads and the challenges of shifting to heterogeneous multi-die design. While these create real problems, there is an underlying effect that is making… Read More
