thisisdumb08 t1_jeevvc5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:43 PM

Reply to comment by richiehustle in ELI5: Why computer chips nanometers progress is gradual? Why can not the technology bump up to the lowest nm possible immediately since the concept and mechanisms of it is already known and studied by richiehustle

They are, they started 10-15 years ago based on the results of work 20 years ago. You get the chip today. 9-14 years ago they got the results from the manufacturing 19 years ago and couldn't incorporate the changes into the the plans already in motion the previous year, though sometimes they can and you get internode improvements either in yeild or performance.