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Can't we move over from silicon? I've read about countless tries to design CPUs based on different principles and materials like carbon, optical and even biolog
by DeathArrow 4y ago
Can't we move over from silicon? I've read about countless tries to design CPUs based on different principles and materials like carbon, optical and even biological modeled systems. So far our best results still come from trying to shrink silicon transistors.
- prox 4y agoWith so much invested in Silicon it is hard to boot up a whole new paradigm. In that sense working with Silicon is much easier / less friction relatively speaking.
- jiggawatts 4y agoI hear that the plan is (roughly) to try and grow thin layers of something like silicon carbide (SiC) on top of silicon wafers.
- easygenes 4y agoThe current long-term roadmaps put a rough target of 2036 for this to be practical. [1] 1: https://youtu.be/TwgvJSOa09M?t=495