Look I guess in a way you could be right, I'm not 100% sure if it is logic or memory, in the same way I'm not sure if you are an aunt or an uncle?
And on that we may have to agree to disagree...
But what it does say is that Samsung will provide 3nm chips to the Bit miners at first instance and then later it may expand the application to mobile processors.. Now I can only interpret that one way.. That whatever they are producing it is not a typical mobile processor, CPU or GPU..
What it most probably is, by way of news association, is an
ASIC or commodity IC, or variant there of such as an SLIC
Because if you look below you will see a diagram with 4 CPU's connected to 1 ASIC SLIC as part of the CXL memory pooling framework..
How small or quick those simple chips are is anyones guess but I'll wager they will be 3nm, ultra fast (23% quicker) and use 45% less power because Samsung and Tanzanite (who own the ASIC SLIC shown) collaborated some time back.. And if they have built a typical volatile processor that is configured for high performance, yet uses low power somehow, then good on em..
8tey
The Main Types of Chips Produced by Semiconductor Companies
By THE INVESTOPEDIA TEAM Updated July 27, 2022The types of chips produced bysemiconductor companiescan be categorized in two ways. Usually, chips are categorized in terms of their functionality. However, they are sometimes divided into types according to the integrated circuits (ICs) used.
When looked at according to functionality, the four main categories ofsemiconductorsare memory chips, microprocessors, standard chips, and complex systems-on-a-chip (SoCs). When organized by types of integrated circuitry, the three types of chips are digital, analog, and mixed.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Found in thousands of electronic products, a semiconductor is a material that conducts electricity more than an insulator but less than a pure conductor.
- In broad terms, semiconductors can be classified into a small number of categories including memory chips, microprocessors, and integrated chips.
- Understanding which sub-sector of semiconductors a company largely operates can help better evaluate it as an investment and correctly identify its direct competitors.
Memory Chips
From the perspective of functionality,semiconductormemory chips store data and programs on computers and data storage devices.
Microprocessors
Microprocessors contain one or more central processing units (CPUs). Computer servers, personal computers (PCs), tablets, and smartphones may each have multiple CPUs.
Graphic Processing Units (GPUs)Technically a type of microprocessor, Graphics Processing Unit(GPU) is capable of rendering graphics for display on an electronic device. The GPU was introduced to the wider market in 1999 and is best known for its use in providing the smooth graphics that consumers expect in modern videos and games.
Commodity ICs
Commodity integrated circuits (CICs), are simple chips used for performing repetitive processing routines. Produced in large batches, these chips are generally used in single-purpose appliances such as barcode scanners. Characterized by razor-thin margins, the commodity IC market is dominated by large Asian semiconductor makers. If an IC is made for a specific purpose, it is called an ASIC, or application-specific integrated chip. For example,bitcoin mining today is accomplished with ASICs that only do that one function: mining. Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA chips) are another type of commoditized IC that can be customized to a manufacturer's specifications.
Samsung begins production of 3nm process chips that can be used for block reward mining
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