Article: Transistor Count: A Flawed Metric
By: Chris L (not.delete@this.real.address), January 3, 2021 9:39 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
David Kanter (dkanter.delete@this.realworldtech.com) on May 18, 2020 6:04 am wrote:
> Many vendors brag about the complexity of their design, as measured by transistor count.
> ... and there is no standard way of counting.
Actually, the industry tends to use Gate Equivalent for the metric, e.g. when purchasing some IP in RTL form, the post-synthesis will be quoted in GE.
That said, your other remarks about the overall design and architecture are spot on.
> Many vendors brag about the complexity of their design, as measured by transistor count.
> ... and there is no standard way of counting.
Actually, the industry tends to use Gate Equivalent for the metric, e.g. when purchasing some IP in RTL form, the post-synthesis will be quoted in GE.
That said, your other remarks about the overall design and architecture are spot on.
| Topic | Posted By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New article: Transistor count: A Flawed Metric | David Kanter | 2020/05/18 07:04 AM |
| Non active transistors | Doug S | 2020/05/18 02:26 PM |
| Non active transistors | Ricardo B | 2020/05/18 09:12 PM |
| Minor quibble about fixed-performance ASIC | Paul A. Clayton | 2020/05/19 03:59 PM |
| Minor quibble about fixed-performance ASIC | David Kanter | 2020/05/21 06:58 AM |
| A complementary article about xtor density | Paul A. Clayton | 2020/06/02 07:07 AM |
| Low leakage transistors | David Kanter | 2020/06/02 07:53 AM |
| Transistor count: Metric is often GE | Chris L | 2021/01/03 09:39 PM |
| Transistor count: Metric is often GE | David Kanter | 2021/01/04 09:48 AM |
| Transistor count: Metric is often GE | Chris L | 2021/01/08 12:38 AM |