By: p.asta (pasta514.delete@this.hotmail.com), April 24, 2013 10:13 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
anon (someone.delete@this.something.net) on April 23, 2013 6:56 pm wrote:
> i'm surprised it took intel so long, since the xbox360 chip shipped with
> eDRAM. what's exciting is that nvidia plans to integrate dram on (gpu) die.
> i have no idea how it'll pull that off, given the thermals involved.
FWIW, the Wii used eDRAM also.
As for thermals, don't confuse DRAM with eDRAM. eDRAM by nature of it's proximity to hotter chips or being designed onto ASICs or processors has to be designed with enough margin to handle the thermals. It's a non-issue.
> i'm surprised it took intel so long, since the xbox360 chip shipped with
> eDRAM. what's exciting is that nvidia plans to integrate dram on (gpu) die.
> i have no idea how it'll pull that off, given the thermals involved.
FWIW, the Wii used eDRAM also.
As for thermals, don't confuse DRAM with eDRAM. eDRAM by nature of it's proximity to hotter chips or being designed onto ASICs or processors has to be designed with enough margin to handle the thermals. It's a non-issue.