Quote Originally Posted by xVeinx View Post
While I can't speak to the degree to which the SEC would care about such matters, I think the important portion of the diagram is the layout of where things are. It was never said it was a die shot, just that this was the layout of the die, which it is. They aren't intending this to be a complete release of details . I think people are making far too much of this. As far as concerns the design of the processor, I'd wait awhile before making too many judgments.
well, wouldn't showing a Block diagramm show exactly what they could tell us about the architecture now?
Showing a dieshot really is a bit misleading because that assumes that they actually have taped out the chip. Showing coloured blocks like AMD did with Bobcat is not in that Ballpark. Faking Dieshots is trying to deceive Investors about the actual Progress of the Product. In the History of Chips a lot of Designs have ben scrapped even before tapeout, aka in the planning stage, especially from graphics chip companies. Showing a Dieshot concludes that it is taped out and will not be scrapped. But before Tapeout the Product may even be canceled completely.
I wonder if this will have some legal consequences for nvidia. If i was an Investor, i would feel seriously deceived.