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> Google publishes some technical papers about its big computers, but does not talk about things like the semiconductors it has developed internally to handle c
by kevinchen 13y ago
> Google publishes some technical papers about its big computers, but does not talk about things like the semiconductors it has developed internally to handle computing at this scale.
Google designs its own ICs now?
- jws 13y agoI think I recall them making custom 10gbit Ethernet switch fabrics.
- kijiki 13y agoThey used merchant silicon in their custom switches. Modern switch ASICs are 2+ billion transistor devices with lots of fancy custom logic for SRAMs and TCAMs and analog magic for PHYs. Even Google can't afford to do that by itself.
- twic 13y agoPfft. They can just map-reduce over each bit in the frame.
- seiji 13y agoFor over ten years. They're also the world's largest computer manufacturer (for internal data center hardware). Software people tend to think chips and hardware design are magic skills known by only three revered people in the world. It's just another track of school you could have chosen. ("Google writes its own software now?")