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@ 2009/10/02These detailed pictures have started a rather speedily rotating rumour mill claiming a conspiracy theory that Nvidia does not in fact have a working Fermi sample and the entire architecture only exists on paper. To cover up for this, Nvidia hastily fabricated a non-working dummy for the audience. The previous pictures shot from distance were rather convincing - the close-ups being questionable.
One of the more interesting pictures leaked is the GF100 die covered by a heatspreader. This is undoubtedly a massive chip - visually it appears to be as large as a GT200b. We are talking A1 silicon (A2 is the silicon shipped to consumers - if all goes according to plan) fabricated late-August, early-September. Incidentally, this is when the <10% yield rumours hit the web. The chip is marked "7". Obviously, no one would be marking chips unless they were rather rare.
One of the more interesting pictures leaked is the GF100 die covered by a heatspreader. This is undoubtedly a massive chip - visually it appears to be as large as a GT200b. We are talking A1 silicon (A2 is the silicon shipped to consumers - if all goes according to plan) fabricated late-August, early-September. Incidentally, this is when the <10% yield rumours hit the web. The chip is marked "7". Obviously, no one would be marking chips unless they were rather rare.
