New smartphones Samsung - Galaxy S6 on 14-nm processor Exynos 7420 - has already passed the stage of primary showdown.
Autopsy of processor Exynos 7420 showed that the chip area on 14-nm SoC was significantly smaller than that of 20-nm similar class solutions - SoC Exynos 5433: Exynos 7420 is equal to the area of 78 square meters. mm, and the area of Exynos 5433 - 113 square meters. mm. It should be recalled that the 14-nm process differs from the Samsung 20-nm process technology only with vertical arrangement of transistor gates, while all other dimensional characteristics substantially repeat each other. Therefore, a significant decrease in the area can be attributed mainly to the optimization of the crystal design .
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It is also interesting that in the notation of 14-nm SoC Samsung present the abbreviation "ALB". It can be deciphered as Albany (Albany), which hints at Fab 8 of GlobalFoundries, located in New York .
Also in Galaxy S6 experts at Chipworks found - modem and piping - by Samsung. modem 333 Shannon, Shannon transceiver 928 and a high block Shannon 710. Related Products :
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