Replies to post #40588 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Grimes]

sgolds re:What is the correct plural of die in this context?

Maybe "die" ?

[SemiconEng]

(What is the correct plural of die in this context? Eveyone seems to disagree. I find that 'dies' seems to work more smoothly than 'dice'.)

Everyone that I know in Chip Manufacturing, uses "die" interchangeably as the singular and plural. People in "other areas" of the semiconductor business disagree, and use "dice", so there appears to be no "correct".

[woggut]

I've always heard it referred to as die bank. See under: Stage 2: Wafer Probe and Sorting at:

http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/courseware/ICMfg92/

IIRC, my old employer made 4 & 8 port ethernet controllers from the same die in different packages. It's cheaper than scheduling different wafers thru the fab.

[woggut]

I've always heard it referred to as die bank. See under: Stage 2: Wafer Probe and Sorting at:

http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/courseware/ICMfg92/

The product isn't necessarily fully committed at this point. IIRC, my old employer made 4 & 8 port ethernet controllers from the same die in different packages. It's cheaper than scheduling different wafers thru the fab.