New iPad 2 and Apple TV Pack Tweaked A5 Chip on 32nm

[JMcEntegart]

The A5X isn't the only new chip that Apple introduced this year.

New iPad 2 and Apple TV Pack Tweaked A5 Chip on 32nm : Read more

 

[joytech22]

The older A5s were manufactured on Samsung's 45nm process while the chip now found in the new Apple TV and the $399 iPad 2 is manufactured on Sammy's 32nm process

When I read that I kinda assumed "Sammy's" was not Samsung, and was a separate chip manufacturer.
I realised it isn't after a while..

 

[g00fysmiley]

not a bad idea, binn chips, ones with a dead core, or limited use on second core to the old stuff, with the 32nm shrink it'll likely do better on power esp if they disable one core which being apple they likely do. better than just wasting the silicon, not a fan of apple but this is a good buisness move on their part

 

[Zingam_Duo]

now found in the new Apple TV and the $399 iPad 2 is manufactured on Sammy's 32nm process, which would improve performance and reduce power consumption.

no it doesn't anything but reduced cost to Apple

make benchmarks not assumptions!

 

[eddieroolz]

[citation][nom]frozonic[/nom]SoC companies should start making them in 22nm process, i dont know why the hell they keep using 40nm[/citation]

Process maturity. 40nm is almost guaranteed to give high yields while 22nm is a lot more problem-prone.

 

[getreal]

APPLE JUST KEEPS ON PUSHING THE TECHNOLOGY ENVELOPE!

 

[tomfreak]

I am actually holding off my 5yrs old phone just for the 28/22nm chips 40nm may have in mature, but it has been here tooo long, due to TSMC delay/cancelling the 32nm. The significant performance/watt improvement make in GPU just prove that there is a huge diff between 40nm vs 28nm despite 28nm being still new.

 

[Vladislaus]

[citation][nom]getreal[/nom]APPLE JUST KEEPS ON PUSHING THE TECHNOLOGY ENVELOPE![/citation]
Funny because this chip is built using Samsung's 32nm High-K + Metal Gate process. Also this certainly isn't the first chip built using a 32nm process. For example Sandy Bridge is built using a 32nm process, Ivy Bridge will use a 22nm process.