Von Axel
03-21-04, 07:51 PM
So we see the power of proscessors rocketing, but in a purely electronical egineering sense things are getting a bit iffy... :(
There are a few reasons for me saying this, one, Hazards. Otherwise known as screw ups in logical layout (this means that the chip cant work as its wired wrong, an explenation for the regular but interested joe public). The technology is getting so small that actually working out the time that each signal would reach the next logic gate is getting quite tricky so knowing how to avoid Hazards (or screw ups) requires some innovation :bugeye: . Does anybody know a way round hazards that i would be interested in? If so please educate me.
Reason two, something called interferance. the size of the actual circuitry is so small that the signals interfere with each other rendering the proscessor useless :eek: . This is a problem currently facing unfortunates designing new proscessors and is set to get worse. Again anybody know a new way round this problem that i may not have heard of?
lastly is the question of practicality of manufacture, currently proscessors should be veey cheap based on the proscesses of manufacture, the only problem is the proscessors are often defective, up to 1/8 of a batch will work, the rest are disgarde, if the proscess was less prone to error it would bring down the cost. However things will only get worse as power goes up, so its quite possible that high power computing will not be an option in the future for the regular public... But it begs the question, how much do we need? i have a P4 Vaio laptop, and aside from a crazy power board that keeps on killing things, last time it was my ethernet card this time its my sound card it does everthing i ask of it and then some. i don't need more power? so who does?
That said surely there is a limit for scilicone technology, and what will replace it, I wander what you guys can produce to educate me on other forms of computing.
There are a few reasons for me saying this, one, Hazards. Otherwise known as screw ups in logical layout (this means that the chip cant work as its wired wrong, an explenation for the regular but interested joe public). The technology is getting so small that actually working out the time that each signal would reach the next logic gate is getting quite tricky so knowing how to avoid Hazards (or screw ups) requires some innovation :bugeye: . Does anybody know a way round hazards that i would be interested in? If so please educate me.
Reason two, something called interferance. the size of the actual circuitry is so small that the signals interfere with each other rendering the proscessor useless :eek: . This is a problem currently facing unfortunates designing new proscessors and is set to get worse. Again anybody know a new way round this problem that i may not have heard of?
lastly is the question of practicality of manufacture, currently proscessors should be veey cheap based on the proscesses of manufacture, the only problem is the proscessors are often defective, up to 1/8 of a batch will work, the rest are disgarde, if the proscess was less prone to error it would bring down the cost. However things will only get worse as power goes up, so its quite possible that high power computing will not be an option in the future for the regular public... But it begs the question, how much do we need? i have a P4 Vaio laptop, and aside from a crazy power board that keeps on killing things, last time it was my ethernet card this time its my sound card it does everthing i ask of it and then some. i don't need more power? so who does?
That said surely there is a limit for scilicone technology, and what will replace it, I wander what you guys can produce to educate me on other forms of computing.