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AaronX
December 20, 2013, 1:03am
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ZenBeam:
Smaller transistors means it takes less charge to make a state a 1 instead of a 0. That means less current is required to change state. Going to lower voltages also reduces the charge needed for a 1, reducing the amount of current. On the other hand, faster clock speed means states change more often, increasing the current.
So effect of smaller transistors > increased resistance?
ZenBeam
December 20, 2013, 1:27am
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The point is that there are multiple factors, some helping and some hurting. You’d need to look at them all together. You can’t just look at a single factor.
But in the end, the resistance was futile, as your processor still manages to get its tasks done.