Samsung Begins Production of High-performance GDDR5 Memory Using 50-nm Technology

[kurik]

A drop in the bucket for a manufacture. If 12 layers cost them $5 it would literally be less then $1 to add 2 more layers.

They won't make something like 512bit memory addressing anyways because they feel we dont need it yet. It's all marketing. We get the more profitable technology available. Not the fastest.

Where did you get those numbers? I'd be very shocked if it was even remotly close to a cost of 5 dollars for a 12-layer board. I'm sure that tooling and machine-time costs for board that has 512bit bus is way more expensive.

 

[Lazzer408]

Where did you get those numbers? I'd be very shocked if it was even remotly close to a cost of 5 dollars for a 12-layer board. I'm sure that tooling and machine-time costs for board that has 512bit bus is way more expensive.

It was a hypothetical example and would depend on the size and quantity of the board but yes you can get 12 layers for $5. They are not that expensive to manufacture and the cost of 2 more layers would be minimal. PCBs are printed, etched, laminated into layers, and drilled. There's not alot to it. Trace layout is even automated. You would be suprised how inexpencive it really is. The layout itself is much more expencive, and time/cost consuming, but an OEM has that expense whether it's 1 board 1,000,000 boards.

I think consumers are mislead about available technologies. I'm into r&d and manufacturing so I might be more exposed to reality. How many multilayer boards have you had printed?