minus-squarescfw0x0f@alien.topBtoHardware•Do today chips still have die space for old instruction set?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s not the die space that’s the issue; it’s the time to validate the correct operation of those instructions with a pipeline that’s designed for something very different. linkfedilink
It’s not the die space that’s the issue; it’s the time to validate the correct operation of those instructions with a pipeline that’s designed for something very different.