Re: Anecdotically, I had a good laugh today, being confronted with Intels 965 die being 130 sqmm or so made sb conclude it obviously would have the same cost as an Athlon die. I believe this example should make clear what i am getting at.
If you want another good laugh, check out the die size of nVidia's and ATI's chipsets for AMD platforms.
Re: No for a 45nm product being cheaper to make than Intels 65nm product by then for the same design.
So you think the 45nm die will be intrinsically more expensive than the 65nm die? Why?