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- From: panter@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Bill Panter)
- Subject: Re: Die aspect ratio.
- Organization: M.B. Cormier INC., Orleans (Ont)
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 16:22:35 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.162235.22906@micor.ocunix.on.ca>
- References: <16edveINN7or@agate.berkeley.edu>
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- In article <16edveINN7or@agate.berkeley.edu> krste@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (Krste Asanovic) writes:
- >
- >I've a few questions for the VLSI hackers out in industry.
- >
- >Rectangular die give more perimeter per unit area if a design is pad
- >limited. What's the largest sensible/known aspect ratio? (We've done
- >one processor die with an aspect ratio of 2.3:1).
- >
- For that matter, a triangle (say a bisected square) can give a better
- perimeter than that. The bisected square gives a perimeter/area ratio
- of 6.88/sq, while the 2.3:1 rectangle gives only 2.87/sq. Can the
- fab people out there tell us if its practical to cut a square die corner
- to corner?
-
- Bill Panter
- (panter@micor.ocunix.on.ca)
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