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RE: Odd
By wifiwolf on 3/24/2009 10:12:10 PM , Rating: 4
I agree with you 2 but you're not seeing all the variables.
Some time ago we used 0v to 5v to signal '0' and '1'.
Now it's narrowed.
I'm sure we can narrow it much more when we get to need it.
There is a Vdd and vcc that are always comming down, so less power is being used each iteratiion we get on the cpu and other electronic components. That is what get as climbing. That's what happens when we shrink the processors each generation. There is less space in their gaps, so less time needed for propagation, less power and better skew rate since less voltage to climb and fall.
Evolution always happened like this, as you may notice, some advances are jsut not in the right time, but when we need it it's already mature enough to be used. Just look around and you'll see it happen everywhere in any dimensions you may think of.
Sorry for my english, I'm Portuguese.

RE: Odd
By zshift on 3/25/2009 10:04:14 AM , Rating: 2
very good point.
btw, your english was actually very well written, I would never have noticed that you weren't a native english speaker if you hadn't said so yourself.

still, even if it's not the most important factor in processor speed, it's still great know that some of the pieces we need to increase the processor speed are close to being fully developed and ready for commercial use.


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