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That's a naive statement that presumes the design used today is mostly similar to the 40 year old design. Even if it was the exact same circuit design, that's
by cptskippy 7y ago
That's a naive statement that presumes the design used today is mostly similar to the 40 year old design.
Even if it was the exact same circuit design, that's only a small part of what makes a processor and negates all of the advancements in chemistry, lithography, engineering, and everything thing else that goes into manufacturing a chip.
It's like saying "why are we still using scissors|staplers|brushed electric motors|internal combustion engines?"
- KSteffensen 7y agoWhy are we still using internal combustion engines?
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoMaybe barely-rivaled energy density, range, reliability or repairability?
- sharpneli 7y agoMegawatts of charging rate and 300+kWh storage capacity in small and weight efficient format, not to say cheap too for what it does.
- cptskippy 7y agoWhat are the viable alternatives for every use case we currently use ICEs for? Speaking as a member of a 2 electric car family, I can tell you the current EVs are not 100% replacements for ICE vehicles. 200+ mile EVs can easily supplant ICE vehicles in almost all use cases but they're still more expensive than the average selling price of a new car in the US. That says nothing about the used car market.