Quote Originally Posted by Zucker2k View Post
On die sensors control the thermal envelopes under which the cores operate. If they were/are "tweaked up/or down (as implied), then it means the cores will not shutoff at those tweaked up/down preset temps.
I understand what the sensors do... But the way I read it, it was not done just to make a chip capable of ONE extreme run, it was an overall change that will allow all chips to operate in those ranges.

So whatever changes made during the shrink allowed them to tweak the sensors to operate in the new temp ranges without failure.

Hence the "you can be certain that your Phenom will not fail" part..