[time-nuts] Last Call Group Buy Ublox LEA-6T

David davidwhess at gmail.com
Thu May 19 16:19:24 EDT 2016


On Thu, 19 May 2016 19:17:17 +0200, you wrote:

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>The node size of microcontrollers is also kind of stuck, mostly due
>to power consumption constraints. If you want a transistor to switch
>off well and not just becomming a high valued resistor, you have to make
>it big. Hence most microcontrollers have a process node size between 130nm
>and 250nm. Few use 90nm (i'm only aware of the high end STM32 uC). Low power
>microcontrollers can even use larger node sizes (350nm and larger).
>
>...
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>Attila Kinali

I thought this was do to the need to support NOR Flash or EEPROM,
mixed signal logic like converters, and relatively high interface
voltages.


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