Probably byproduct. The pitch of most silicon devices is much smaller than the wavelength of visible light, so interference effects can make some really funky colors.
it should be byproduct. depending on how concentrated the transistors and what kind of transistors are beneath it, it can show a wide variety of colors.
Something is either unique, or it isn't. There is no continuum of "uniqueness." Instead, you should just say that Cape Verde differs from the other two.
Sadly the meaning of 'unique' has been massively diluted over the last few years as people talk about products being 'more unique' than competitors' etc.
It may be grammar (well vocabulary or lexicological to be more precise) policing, but some people are just trying to slow the inexorable slide towards Orwellian 1984 double bad speak...
Good job not reading my other comment - did you download the die shots and check the file size, then open in a good pic program ? No, of course you didn't, you mindless fanboy idiot.
The command processors are along the top edge. If you look closely those circuits are shaped different than the left and right side memory controllers.
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Granseth - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Is the different colors intentional, or is it a byproduct of the production process? The memory controllers and cache is a lighter green for example.madmilk - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Probably byproduct. The pitch of most silicon devices is much smaller than the wavelength of visible light, so interference effects can make some really funky colors.menting - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
it should be byproduct.depending on how concentrated the transistors and what kind of transistors are beneath it, it can show a wide variety of colors.
Zoomer - Thursday, August 30, 2012 - link
Intel almost always somehow makes their die shot looks great. Photoshop, no doubt, but they might have played with the type of light some too.Meaker10 - Thursday, August 30, 2012 - link
Smaller area helps too, tahiti is relatively huge in comparison.toyotabedzrock - Saturday, September 1, 2012 - link
Intel makes their own chips so they have better tools to get better detail.atmartens - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Something is either unique, or it isn't. There is no continuum of "uniqueness." Instead, you should just say that Cape Verde differs from the other two.stm1185 - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Most Best Grammar Policing 2012.Flunk - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
That comment is certainly more unique than most.Alexvrb - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Every day I'm Grammerin'JNo - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
Completely agree with you.Sadly the meaning of 'unique' has been massively diluted over the last few years as people talk about products being 'more unique' than competitors' etc.
It may be grammar (well vocabulary or lexicological to be more precise) policing, but some people are just trying to slow the inexorable slide towards Orwellian 1984 double bad speak...
Belard - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Please cover them up.... what would the children think!GPU porn is naughty.
fic2 - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Too bad I don't still work at the medical x-ray company I used to - we made 22nm digital x-ray machines. Could have done this a lot earlier.CeriseCogburn - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Yeah, and I'd bet you got more than 215KB, 151KB, and 118KB blurred crap for shots.CeriseCogburn - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
I see, no real die shots, just embedded crap for the web in full blur mode.So much for "release".
As usual amd does it without really doing it.
kyuu - Thursday, August 30, 2012 - link
Good job at not reading the article and going straight for the mindless fanboy bashing.CeriseCogburn - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
Good job not reading my other comment - did you download the die shots and check the file size, then open in a good pic program ?No, of course you didn't, you mindless fanboy idiot.
toyotabedzrock - Saturday, September 1, 2012 - link
The command processors are along the top edge. If you look closely those circuits are shaped different than the left and right side memory controllers.