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my understanding is that the surprising performance of Apple Silicon is down to: - well designed, high end chips - breaking free of legacy compatibility with x86 - putting all the bits of the computer very close to each other (ideally on the same chip)
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with that last point in mind, this is an interesting article to read asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/TSMC-and-Google-push-chipmaking-boundaries-with-3D-stacking