VLSI MUSEUM / ENGINEERING RECORD2020
IBM7 nm

silicon design

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SILICON DESIGN / 2020

IBM POWER10

A POWER-family processor announced in 2020 with memory encryption and an embedded Matrix Math Accelerator.

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Identity & fabrication
Record year
Manufacturer / primary sourceIBM

Scope: processor design

Source date: 2020-08-17

Year basis: announced; systems expected in 2021. This is distinct from source publication and record update.

Process label
Manufacturer / primary sourceIBM

Scope: processor design

Source date: 2020-08-17

AI & security
AI engine
Manufacturer / primary sourceIBM

Scope: processor design

Source date: 2020-08-17

Memory & interfaces
Memory encryption
Manufacturer / primary sourceIBM

Scope: processor design

Source date: 2020-08-17

Packaging, power & physical analysis
Die area

Scope: One POWER10 silicon die

Original IBM/CMU speaker page at BLIS Retreat 2020; area excludes the single/dual-chip socket or module. Public IBM Redbooks search extracts independently corroborate 602 mm², but no PDF was downloaded.

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silicon design · IBM POWER10