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Smaller transistors require lower voltage, and heat generated is related to the square of the voltage at a given size. So it's still useful to try to shrink the
by ericd 13y ago
Smaller transistors require lower voltage, and heat generated is related to the square of the voltage at a given size. So it's still useful to try to shrink the fab process.
- encno1s3 13y agoHowever fab process shrink is a very expensive endeavor and the article argues that: "We may stop scaling not because of the physical limitations, but because of the economics." So while for awhile now we knew we were going to hit the physical limitation of silicon at some point, the reality might actually be even worse because due to dark silicon and the economical constraints it imposes, there may not be enough incentive to keep shrinking.