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Intel Looks to Billion-Transistor Processors

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the runs-almost-as-hot-as-the-athlon dept.

Weedstock writes: "EE Times has an article about Intel's next decade roadmap. It explains what are the current issues with the actual "plastic bumped organic land grid array" packaging technology and how it will be modified into a "bumpless package with built-up layers" to accomodate billion-transistor processors."

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  1. This is offtopic... by Calle+Ballz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... but there was just a story up on refridgerators using magnets instead of compressors. I was about to post a comment and got some really weird errors. I looked at the main page and it was gone? Is there a conspiracy going on here? Since when did slashdot start yanking stories altogether, I mean I knew they'd sometimes edit stories or change links... but to erase something that was posted?

  2. Re:Billion Transistor Refrigerator Magnets by Angry+Toad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Offtopic? Offtopic? Yes, by all means we must stick to the agenda gentlemen. The unwashed masses wait with baited breath for the appearance of the Beowulf cluster joke. I believe the secretary general of the U.N. is anxious to hear what everyone thinks about it, so for God's sake please stick to the topic.

    Anyway, if I had mod points that would have gone "Funny".

  3. Sounds interesting but... by enrayged · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Intel calls its bumpless package the BBUL, for bumpless build-up layers, and expects it to come into use in the second half of the decade. BBUL would support multiple chips, such as two processors and supporting silicon.

    sounds like a bunch of BBUL to me... :o)

  4. Re:hypocrisy on slashdot by bryan1945 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Or maybe it's just becuase it fixes some basic problem? Just becuase they "urge" an upgrade and don't say why (though that would be nice), and don't specifically reply that it's a security problem, doesn't mean it is a security problem.

    Just because they don't say anything about security means they are going the MS route of security through obscurity. Remember, the holes found in MS's software is found by 3rd parties, documented, and THEN MS denies it, doesn't patch it for days/weeks, or calls it a feature.

    Do you have any evidence what-so-ever that this upgrade has anything to do with security issues? No? Then shut the fuck up, troll.

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  5. Re:page lengthening post! by maalox · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hi