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One thing that is potentially different this time is that Moore's Law has stopped scaling. Computers aren't getting smaller exponentially. They're getting bigge
by aurareturn 6mo ago
One thing that is potentially different this time is that Moore's Law has stopped scaling. Computers aren't getting smaller exponentially. They're getting bigger with multiple chips glued together to make up for Moore's Law.
- repelsteeltje 6mo ago...But there's a new world dawning for photonic chips. No reason to expect Moore's observation to apply there (though, maybe?), but it will have big implications for power usage.
- aurareturn 6mo agoPhotonic chips allow computers to get bigger, not smaller.