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> Another possible improvement is to include a programmable logic device on the CPU chip. Given that, earlier this year, Intel plunked down 16 billion to buy #
by woodchuck64 11y ago
> Another possible improvement is to include a programmable logic device on the CPU chip.
Given that, earlier this year, Intel plunked down 16 billion to buy #2 FPGA maker Altera, this might turn out to be the most interesting improvement.
- dennisgorelik 11y agoHow come losing money is an improvement?
- woodchuck64 11y ago> How come losing money is an improvement? Purchasing a company is not necessarily "losing money" unless no synergy is possible between core competences. But in fact, Altera/Intel's respective core competences suggest programmable logic devices next to high-speed multi-core CPUs may be one way to keep Moore's law going (See http://www.eejournal.com/archives/articles/20140624-intel/ http://www.eejournal.com/archives/articles/20140624-intel/ for example).