Question Why transistor's Size is so Important ?

[ezel3050]

Hello guys . i know for you professionals out there its a silly question but why transistor's Size is so Important ? and they try to make it smaller to have more transistors in a chip ? why dont they make the CPU bigger ? wouldn't it be better in terms of temperature ? what is the myth that I'm not aware of 🤔

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Smaller transistors usually equal lower power consumption and lower heat output.

Smaller transistors enable more to be put in a chip.

If transistors hadnt gotten smaller in the past many years the chips would be huge to meet the amount of transistors we have in modern processors.

 

[COLGeek]

Start here:

What Do "7nm" and "10nm" Mean for CPUs, and Why Do They Matter?

CPUs are made using billions of tiny transistors, electrical gates that switch on and off to perform calculations.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[ex_bubblehead]

In addition to the above, you can't forget about such things as the speed of light either. Make the components larger and further apart and you can't run them as fast as smaller, more tightly packed elements. Simple physics.