kits, definitions, prices...

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Thu Oct 8 11:47:58 1998

> The key is the limits of IC gate density of the moment. Now we can have
> lterally millions so complexity is very high. Back when (1970-71) teh
> semi houses were hitting the ceiling at about 1000 gates/2500 raw devices
> to a chunk of silicon. So splitting a function across two chips was not
> unresonable idea. It's was a reflection of *manufacturability*.

This is still very true. The fastest processors out today are multi-chip
ones.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Thu Oct 08 1998 - 11:47:58 BST