Posted on 09/16/2013 7:57:31 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
There is a revolution foing on and I am not sure anyone is noticing.
Intel is talking about fabrication of microprocessors of 10 nm in a few years and they just bought a couple of small companies in Isreal and Spain.
The latter is a specialist in AI...
From Fudzilla:
Intel buys some extra intelligence
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The outfit focuses on natural language recognition and the deal is worth $26 million. It follows Intel's recent acquisition of Omek, an Israeli startup with specialties in gesture-based interfaces. Indisys employees have joined Intel already. Apparently the deal was signed on May 31 and the deal has been completed.
There is a revolution going on and I am not sure anyone is noticing.
I remember when the first 64K and 256K RAM’s were a big deal.
gesture based?
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Awesome. We’ve been at a loggerheads for years in CPUs, and overcame that with multi-core processors about 8 years ago. There have only been relatively small steps in transistor technology for CPUs since then. I remember well how CPU manufacturers were bamboozled at how to get below at 45nm fab. Capitalism and free market always finds a way, God bless it.
All that is needed is software....and operating systems....which is LABOR INTENSIVE,...And where is the largest Labor Force in the world....CHINA!
Trying to find the comment regarding how many transistors could be placed in the width of a human hair....be back when I find it.
Perhaps in time I will get back into the Linux world.
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From the comments:
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Monopoly or not, it's the future in making. Astonishing.
The diameter of human hair varies from 17 to 180 micrometers, so you can lay at least 18 million (!!) 7nm transistors onto a section of the tiniest human hair.
18 million for God's sake.
/johnny
How many tiny-tiny transistors do we need to make a microprocessor that can handle voice recognition and gestures?
I do not want a computer that watches my gestures
LOL!
/johnny
Gestures would be a way to manupulate the computer....rather than a mouse and keyboard..voice recognition would help too!
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Swap conversion Nanometer Micrometer
1 Micrometer is equal to 1000 Nanometer
1 um = 1000 nm
Micrometer to Nanometer conversion chart with sample common values.
Micrometer | Nanometer |
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1 um | 1000 nm |
10 um | 10000 nm |
100 um | 100000 nm |
2 um | 2000 nm |
0.1 um | 100 nm |
1000 um | 1000000 nm |
0.5 um | 500 nm |
7.5 um | 7500 nm |
5 um | 5000 nm |
0.2 um | 200 nm |
3 um | 3000 nm |
0.25 um | 250 nm |
7 um | 7000 nm |
6 um | 6000 nm |
20 um | 20000 nm |
4 um | 4000 nm |
50 um | 50000 nm |
0.01 um | 10 nm |
25 um | 25000 nm |
A micrometre is an SI unit of length equal to 1000000 of a metre. It is also commonly known as a micron. It can be written as 1 m / 1,000,000.
A nanometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand-millionth of a metre, which is the current SI base unit of length. It can be written as 1 m / 1,000,000,000.
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