This document contains the answers to 5 questions for an assignment on computer design and digital integrated circuits. It states that IBM's 90nm process contains 8 levels of copper wiring. It describes how signal propagation slows as interconnectors get narrower with decreasing transistor size. It lists that the Fuji A330 camera board contains 6 digital ICs and the Xbox 360 contains 14 digital ICs including clock generators. Finally, it calculates Apple's gross profit of $990 million if they sold 15 million 8GB iPhones for $199 each with a cost of goods sold of $133 per phone.
This document contains the answers to 5 questions for an assignment on computer design and digital integrated circuits. It states that IBM's 90nm process contains 8 levels of copper wiring. It describes how signal propagation slows as interconnectors get narrower with decreasing transistor size. It lists that the Fuji A330 camera board contains 6 digital ICs and the Xbox 360 contains 14 digital ICs including clock generators. Finally, it calculates Apple's gross profit of $990 million if they sold 15 million 8GB iPhones for $199 each with a cost of goods sold of $133 per phone.
This document contains the answers to 5 questions for an assignment on computer design and digital integrated circuits. It states that IBM's 90nm process contains 8 levels of copper wiring. It describes how signal propagation slows as interconnectors get narrower with decreasing transistor size. It lists that the Fuji A330 camera board contains 6 digital ICs and the Xbox 360 contains 14 digital ICs including clock generators. Finally, it calculates Apple's gross profit of $990 million if they sold 15 million 8GB iPhones for $199 each with a cost of goods sold of $133 per phone.
1. Determine the total number of levels of copper wiring in IBMs 90 nm process.
8 levels of copper wiring 2. What is the dirty little secret that threatens Moores Law? As the transistors in a chip get smaller and switch faster, the metal interconnectors have to get narrower to keep the design compact. However as the interconnectors get narrower, it slows down the signal propagation. Fast transistors have to send signals in slow lines. 3. How many digital ICs are shown on the processor board of the Fuji A330 camera? 6 Digital ICs 4. How many digital ICs are shown in the Xbox 360 teardown (include clock generators as digital) ? 14 Digital ICs 5. If Apple sold 15M, 8G iPhones @ $199 in 2008, what is their gross profit if the COGS is the value given in class? COGS = $ 266/2 = $ 133 Gross profit from 1 phone = $199 $133 = $ 66 Gross profit from 15M phones = $ 66 * 15 M = $ 990M