Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 16:24:00 10/27/02
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On October 27, 2002 at 16:03:02, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On October 27, 2002 at 10:42:05, Bob Durrett wrote: > >are you looking for $0.01 processors which do near nothing, or >are you looking for good processors that can compete at that time >with processors of that time? > >>How Small Can a Microprocessor Get? >> >>Maybe the question should be: "How many microprocessors per square inch on a >>wafer will be doable in the future? >> >>Part of the my problem is that I do not know how many electronic components >>[resistive, transistor, etc.] are required to make a microprocessor. How many? >> >> >>Bob D. Vincent: My interest was for chess engine applications. Intuitively, is seems that one million "$0.01 processors which do near nothing" might actually do more, collectively, than one modern microprocessor. Since I see advancement in two fronts, complexity and speed, I would expect to see blindingly fast "$0.01 processors which do near nothing" when compared to today's computers [depending on how far out into the future]. Similarly, I would expect to see many "tiny" microprocessors which do as much as a current-day Intel Pentium. I don't know where the tradeoff will be for future chess-playing machines. But perhaps millions of relatively simple processors would be the choice of chess engine programmers of the future? With your "future hat" on, and your magic crystal ball, what do you see? Bob D.
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