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As CPUs have become more capable, their energy consumption and heat production has grown rapidly. It's a problem so tenacious that chip manufacturers have been
by ramchip 16y ago
As CPUs have become more capable, their energy consumption and heat production has grown rapidly. It's a problem so tenacious that chip manufacturers have been forced to create "systems on a chip"--conurbations of smaller, specialized processors.
I don't think that's a very good explanation of SoCs.
- Brashman 16y agoAgreed. SoCs are also typically built for specific applications, different than the general purpose CPUs that article is mostly focusing on. I would also say that forced is a bit strong. SoCs are a good solution when (1) you have a very specific task and (2) can justify/afford the cost for a specialized chip.