By 2012, AMD included when calculating the total number of transistors coupling capacitors (Decoupling Capacitance), while the components are referred to the integrated circuit is not taken into account. Thus, Llano processors consist of approximately 1.17 billion transistors and 280 million de-cap (the amount of those 1.45 billion transistors); Trinity processors include 1.3 billion transistors, but the number of de-cap in this case is not specified.
Coupling capacitors are used to separate one part from another circuit, thus reducing their mutual negative influence on each other. Note that the huge amount of de-cap processors Zambezi (800 million) suggests that the CAD tools, which rely on the engineers of AMD, are far from perfect. Related Products :
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