ðiːz ˈɪʃuːz ɑːɹ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ɪn hˈaɪ pɚfˈoːɹməns tʃˈɪps sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˌaɪkɹoʊpɹˈɑːsɛsɚz, sˈɪns lˈɑːɹdʒ ɐmˈaʊnts ʌv pˈaʊɚ hæv təbi dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd θɹuː ɐ hˈaɪɚɹɑːɹki ʌv mˈɛni mˈɛɾəl lˈeɪɚz.
These issues are prominent in high performance chips such as microprocessors, since large amounts of power have to be distributed through a hierarchy of many metal layers.