Tuesday, September 27th 2022

Moore's Law Alive and Well, We Will Exhaust the Periodic Table: Intel's Pat Gelsinger

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger in his InnovatiON keynote address exclaimed that Moore's Law is "alive and well," and that Intel is poised to be its faithful steward into this decade. Intel Foundry will "exhaust the periodic table" to find materials that advance silicon fabrication. The company plans to release four new semiconductor fabrication nodes in 5 years, and stated that the company's 18A node is close to building test chips on. The company hopes to see transistor-counts grow from nearly-100 billion transistors per package, to a trillion transistors per package in a decade. Gelsinger's statement comes hot on the heels of a statement by another tech giant—Jensen Huang of NVIDIA, who declared Moore's Law dead recently.

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63 Comments on Moore's Law Alive and Well, We Will Exhaust the Periodic Table: Intel's Pat Gelsinger

#51
ARF
Valantar... yes, that is literally what the post you quoted said? 1/2 = 0.5.
It looked like either 1 nm or 2 nm, like 1-2 nm, written that way. It didn't look like a fraction.
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#52
Valantar
ARFIt looked like either 1 nm or 2 nm, like 1-2 nm, written that way. It didn't look like a fraction.
How else would you write a fraction on a keyboard? I get the misunderstanding, but there's no way of putting it differently unless you use special characters like ½, which aren't necessarily easy to type (my phone keyboard does it easily though!).
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#53
lexluthermiester
ValantarHow else would you write a fraction on a keyboard? I get the misunderstanding, but there's no way of putting it differently unless you use special characters like ½, which aren't necessarily easy to type (my phone keyboard does it easily though!).
Perhaps " 1/2 "? That's how I type fractions.
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#54
Valantar
lexluthermiesterPerhaps " 1/2 "? That's how I type fractions.
That was literally what was done.
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#55
lexluthermiester
ValantarThat was literally what was done.
Oh ok, my bad. I didn't see that post.
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#56
Count von Schwalbe
@lexluthermiester Thought you might enjoy:
Numerical calculations of CL-20 chains and networks' electronic characteristics revealed that they were wide-bandgap semiconductors.
This is from the Wiki page of Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, which happens to be a fairly sensitive explosive almost twice as powerful as TNT. More info about this fascinating chemical can be found here.
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#57
Valantar
Count von Schwalbe@lexluthermiester Thought you might enjoy:


This is from the Wiki page of Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, which happens to be a fairly sensitive explosive almost twice as powerful as TNT. More info about this fascinating chemical can be found here.
That would bring a whole new level of excitement to overclocking contests!
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#58
lexluthermiester
Count von Schwalbe@lexluthermiester Thought you might enjoy:


This is from the Wiki page of Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, which happens to be a fairly sensitive explosive almost twice as powerful as TNT. More info about this fascinating chemical can be found here.
That was interesting. How does it relate here?
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#59
Count von Schwalbe
ValantarThat would bring a whole new level of excitement to overclocking contests!
Ok, so after some research (just because, ok?) the amount of HNIW (Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, say that three times fast) that could fit in the assumed volume of a 12900K die would have a similar amount of energy as a small firecracker. Just about enough to lift your ln2 pot and let some smoke out.
lexluthermiesterThat was interesting. How does it relate here?
Simply that we were talking about materials for semiconductors. Also I thought it was mildly amusing.
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#60
Wirko
Also, after you have *exhausted* the periodic table, and all known simple compounds after that, then hexanitrohexadecimalwurstisooctane (written from my memory) may be the next thing to try.
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#61
kapone32
ValantarYep.

Completely agree. I can't see myself upgrading from my 5800X+6900XT in the next half decade, unless something breaks. I'll likely be moving to a higher resolution monitor from my current 1440p60 one, but that's more for work than gaming - FSR, or just running at non-native resolution in games (1080p with integer scaling should look good on a 2160p panel) will tide me over there.
You are limiting your enjoyment with a 60hz panel and that hardware.
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#62
Valantar
Count von SchwalbeOk, so after some research (just because, ok?) the amount of HNIW (Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, say that three times fast) that could fit in the assumed volume of a 12900K die would have a similar amount of energy as a small firecracker. Just about enough to lift your ln2 pot and let some smoke out.
That sounds perfect! Not enough to kill anyone, but enough to make damn sure you know when someone is pushing their chip just that little bit too hard :laugh:
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#63
lexluthermiester
kapone32You are limiting your enjoyment with a 60hz panel and that hardware.
Maybe for you that is true. Not everyone is the same.
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