Parallel wells scale chip heat while cycle count also scales elapsed time.
Parallel wells scale chip heat while cycle count also scales elapsed time. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.
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Four wells share one four-cycle schedule
Per-step heat is 100 joules. With 4 cycles and 4 wells, chip heat is 4800 joules while elapsed time is 120 seconds.
100⋅3⋅4⋅4=4800
Doubling wells doubles heat but not elapsed time
The same 4 cycles with 8 wells make chip heat 9600 joules, still on a 120 second schedule.
100⋅3⋅4⋅8=9600
Adding cycles raises both heat and elapsed time
6 cycles with 8 wells make chip heat 14400 joules and elapsed time 180 seconds.