1. Determine if Sony\'s PS2 ICs are ahead or behind Moore\'s Law, starting in 19
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1. Determine if Sony's PS2 ICs are ahead or behind Moore's Law, starting in 1999 with a combined die area of 519 mm2 and finishing in 2004 with a die area of 86 mm 2 . Sony had used 2 full custom Wishful thinking? Migration plan for Sony's EE and GS circuitry digital ICs in it's Play Station game consoles from 1999 to 2003 FY 99 FY 00 FY 01 FY O2 FY O3 FY 04 0.25 micron 0.18 micron 0.15 micron 0.13 micron 90 nm o EE: Eion Engine uC mot EE #2 EE #3 EE #4 o GS: Graphics Synthesizer 224 mm2nomm2 EE GS CMOS4 240 mm2 73 mm2 Starting in 2004, Sony used a 90 nm process to shrink both die onto a single, 86 mm2 die GS #1 GS #6 | 86 V6 ALI 279 mm2 . Source: EE Times, 2-2-2004 188 mm2 108 mm2 96 mm2 83mm2 73mm2Explanation / Answer
Moore's law states that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their invention.
In 1999 sony used 2 ICs on a 519mm2 chip
and in 2004 that is after 5 years sony scaled down the same 2 ICs on a 86mm2 chip, that is sony reduced the area required the same two chip by 519/86 that is approximately 6 times smaller area
From above we get to know that in 2004 sony could have accumulated 12 ICs on a 519mm2 chip that is 6 times that of in 1999 just after 5 years from 1999.
So that concludes that sony is ahead of moore's law.
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