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When this news broke I though Intel lost their mind. Did they really intend to just "skip" validation or did they try to automate it further, to decrease time
by Flow 5y ago
When this news broke I though Intel lost their mind.
Did they really intend to just "skip" validation or did they try to automate it further, to decrease time to produce a new chip?
- hulitu 5y agoTesting is expensive. That's why it has a great potential for savings.
- Flow 5y agoI think Intel was more concerned about the time it took to make a new CPU rather than the cost. At least that was my impression of it at the time. That testing is a cost is a given. But it's a known cost compared to what a huge batch of faulty CPU's can cost. Or how about a ruined reputation, how do you even know what that could cost you? I suppose Intel already use a lot of automated testing, but given all the bugs since the change it seems it is not enough.