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Equation 5 · Part 1 · How Chiplets and Advanced Packaging Actually Work

Symbol p

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pp

What this part means

the pitch.

Its job in the formula

p is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Where the article explains it

If interconnects sit on a roughly square grid of pitch p , the number that fit per unit area scales as

The passage around this formula

Density itself is worth being precise about, because pitch and area density do not scale the same way. If interconnects sit on a roughly square grid of pitch p , the number that fit per unit area scales as

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A variable is a named place for a value. Its letter is a local label: x can mean position in one formula and a data point in another.

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