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The End of Dennard Scaling [video]
- throw0101d 2y agoFor those unfamiliar: > Dennard’s Law states that as the dimensions of a device go down, so does power consumption. While this held, smaller transistors ran faster, used less power, and cost less. But there was a limit to how long this would last. * https://semiengineering.com/knowledge_centers/standards-laws/laws/dennards-law/ https://semiengineering.com/knowledge_centers/standards-laws... > In semiconductor electronics, Dennard scaling, also known as MOSFET scaling, is a scaling law which states roughly that, as transistors get smaller, their power density stays constant, so that the power use stays in proportion with area; both voltage and current scale (downward) with length.[1][2] The law, originally formulated for MOSFETs, is based on a 1974 paper co-authored by Robert H. Dennard, after whom it is named.[3] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennard_scaling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennard_scaling