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qualcomm ceo said that we can reduce transistor sizes by a factor of 1000 before we start seeing issues caused by quantum entanglement.
by bhedgeoser 4y ago
qualcomm ceo said that we can reduce transistor sizes by a factor of 1000 before we start seeing issues caused by quantum entanglement.
- rowanG077 4y agoThat seems a bit far fetched. TSMC N3 has 314.73 MTr/mm2. Just making a quick back of the envelope calculation: 314.73 MTr/mm2 is 3177.3266 nm^2 per transistor. That includes interconnect. Making it 1000x smaller would make a single transistor 3nm^2 including interconnect. I would most definitely expect quantum effects at that level.
- DoctorOetker 4y agoI read the parent comment as citing the claim that quantum entanglement would explicitly manifest.
- bhedgeoser 4y agoWell that's what he said, and I'll believe him over an internet rando any day of the week.
- ksec 4y agoAny links as to when he said it? A quick Google search didn't return any results. Or did you mix up Cristiano Amon with Jim Keller who said something similar?
- bhedgeoser 4y agoIn a podcast, couple years ago, can't find the source.
- ksec 4y agoIf it was a Podcast [1] then it was Jim Keller. And if it was couple of years ago than the CEO of Qualcomm would be Steve Mollenkopf, not Cristiano Amon. And Steve Mollenkopf isn't an engineer so he is highly unlikely to ever say anything like that. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb2tebYAaOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb2tebYAaOA
- vintermann 4y agoWell, if that's true then it's evidence for my pet theory, that the "3nm process in which nothing is 3nm" trend started like this: CEO: Okay, we will have the 20nm node ready by Q4 next year, right? Engineer: No, you see, there are quantum effects... CEO: You're fired! (Q1 next year:) CEO: Now, we need to have this 20nm node ready by the end of the year! New engineer: Sure, we will have the "20nm node" ready by then.