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I'm actually of the opinion that when we can't scale smaller we will then scale horizontally/laterally. More transistors, larger chips. We have bought so much
by coroutines 10y ago
I'm actually of the opinion that when we can't scale smaller we will then scale horizontally/laterally.
More transistors, larger chips.
We have bought so much physical space going smaller and smaller - and I think a lot of people will happily pay for a thicker iPhone if it's not more room allocated for a larger battery.
Eventually - when that becomes ridiculous - we will write better software. More likely we'll buy an extra couple years after the end of Moore's Law and Intel will make some unexpected breakthroughs to go smaller again.
Color me cynical?
- randyrand 10y ago1 word. Heat.
- astrodust 10y agoIntel had to work their ass off to get them out of the ditch they dug for themselves when pursuing insanely high clock speeds in the Pentium 4 era. This heat problem can be solved if they make it a priority. Until now they've been able to get away with ignoring it as new nodes have kept them competitive. If that changes, which it is, a new approach is required.
- Zardoz84 10y agoAnother words to add : yield/cost