Great news!
@ Avenger, you wasted so much time over the last month spreading and speculating FUD, it was unbelievable funny how much built up anger you have.
I agree that the 20nm tapeout is great news for Knc, but they aren't out of the woods yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape-outFirst tapeout is rarely the end of work for the design team. Most chips will go through a set of spins in which fixes are implemented after testing the first article. Many different factors can cause a spin, including:
- The taped-out design fails final checks at the foundry due to problems manufacturing the design itself.
- The design is successfully fabricated, but the first article fails functionality tests.Their execution was nearly flawless with 28nm chips, so the next month will show if lightning can strike twice with their 20nm product.
kendog, being that tapeout was last month, and they are now announcing it, makes me believe it was successful or they would not have said a word until they had it right.....or maybe 'PLAN B' announcement was sign that it didn't go well?
I want to believe that KNC can do it again, time is getting closer.