Why can’t companies like Apple (AppleSilicon) or other ARM chip making companies just make really big chips that would outperform anything and everything we currently have? Disregarding battery life and heat issues, what about a laptop that is only one mega chip that takes up all the inside?
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You can only fit so many transistors on a die of any specific size. The larger you make the die, the lower the yield will be on silicon wafers.
Have you ever seen those silicon wafer discs? [pic](https://static2.bigstockphoto.com/5/1/3/large1500/315929284.jpg)
The larger the die the fewer you get per disc, and the more expensive it is. Also, the larger the die the more chance of flaws. For every disc made sometimes portions of it are flawed.
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