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« Reply #915 on: September 28, 2006, 09:01:28 PM »
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« Reply #916 on: September 28, 2006, 11:31:58 PM »
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http://news.com.com/Intel...006_3-6119618.html?tag=nl
Intel pledges 80 cores in five years kekekekekekekekee

Isn't that a violation of Moore's Law?
Seriously though, there is nothing stopping them from putting 80 cores on one chip right now, apart from making the physical processor a square foot.
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« Reply #917 on: September 29, 2006, 08:40:23 AM »
It's not in violation of Moore's Law if they have been holding back on us.

Those bastards!
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« Reply #918 on: September 29, 2006, 11:21:21 AM »
It's all about the $$ and milking as much of it as possible.
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« Reply #919 on: September 29, 2006, 04:27:01 PM »
Quote from: Hydrobond on September 28, 2006, 11:31:58 PM
Quote from: SFS on September 28, 2006, 07:14:59 PM
http://news.com.com/Intel...006_3-6119618.html?tag=nl
Intel pledges 80 cores in five years kekekekekekekekee

Isn't that a violation of Moore's Law?
Seriously though, there is nothing stopping them from putting 80 cores on one chip right now, apart from making the physical processor a square foot.
I think they are doing 14" wafers now.
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« Reply #920 on: September 29, 2006, 05:35:26 PM »
I am in such a shitty mood right now.
I hate people.

Yes that means you too *angrily glares*
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« Reply #921 on: September 29, 2006, 06:18:56 PM »
Quote from: SFS on September 29, 2006, 04:27:01 PM
Quote from: Hydrobond on September 28, 2006, 11:31:58 PM
Quote from: SFS on September 28, 2006, 07:14:59 PM
http://news.com.com/Intel...006_3-6119618.html?tag=nl
Intel pledges 80 cores in five years kekekekekekekekee

Isn't that a violation of Moore's Law?
Seriously though, there is nothing stopping them from putting 80 cores on one chip right now, apart from making the physical processor a square foot.
I think they are doing 14" wafers now.

Shit, 14"?  Any idea what the defect rate is on those? (serious question, not being sarcastic) 

There are a couple of full wafers of the original pentium hanging in a display case in the EE building.  They are about 6-7". 

At any rate, 40 cores means nothing at this point, unless the CS guys actually start taking advantage of them.  Parallel software sucks to write, but it's the only way to make the multi core procs useful.
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« Reply #922 on: September 29, 2006, 06:22:58 PM »
It depends on what kind of epitaxy, as well as a bunch of other stuff which to which I am only smart enough to understand to a "C" level.  I think they scrap the whole wafer if they find 2% device defect, or something crazy like that.
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« Reply #923 on: September 30, 2006, 01:07:26 AM »
Quote from: SFS on September 29, 2006, 06:22:58 PM
It depends on what kind of epitaxy, as well as a bunch of other stuff which to which I am only smart enough to understand to a "C" level.  I think they scrap the whole wafer if they find 2% device defect, or something crazy like that.

I don't buy that; at least not at face value.  They wouldn't throw away an entire wafer if 2% of this chips are bad, they test every single chip.  Obviously they can't check a chip to 100% accuracy, but I don't see why they would throw away the the entire wafer if only 98% of the chips are working. 

I'll admit I'm no expert on the subject, though.
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« Reply #924 on: September 30, 2006, 08:40:25 AM »
Not chips. “devices”, which I assume means a transistor here, a diode there.  All of which spread out over a testing area.
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« Reply #925 on: September 30, 2006, 10:13:24 AM »
So its a 2% failure rate per transistor/diode?
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« Reply #926 on: September 30, 2006, 10:54:08 AM »
I'm so glad I'm in English.
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« Reply #927 on: September 30, 2006, 12:30:16 PM »
Hmm, two days ago I jogged 2.6 miles, today it is 3.8 miles, I can't help but think that I may not have been exerting myself in the past.
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« Reply #928 on: September 30, 2006, 08:45:14 PM »
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« Reply #929 on: October 02, 2006, 12:23:48 AM »
After trying to fall asleep for the last hour and 20 mins i think i am going to just pull an all nighter and hope i don't die tomorrow...
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