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The central processor in my computer contains about 10,000,000 transistors. The party may not last forever, but VLSI is basically a profession of scale. It sta
by sliverstorm 10y ago
The central processor in my computer contains about 10,000,000 transistors.
The party may not last forever, but VLSI is basically a profession of scale. It stands for Very Large Scale Integration. Tools continue to improve, allowing ever more complex designs to be managed by the same team of people. And we aren't talking factors of 2x.