Introducing Probability into Chip Design

prostoalex writes "The August issue of Intel Developer Update has an interview with Shekhar Borkar, Intel Fellow and Director of Circuit Research at Intel Corp. talking about the future of microprocessor design and what goes on inside Intel Labs. Borkar tells why we need even faster processors and how probability will make its way into future chip designs - "It's like the shift from Newtonian mechanics to quantum mechanics. We will shift from the deterministic designs of today to probabilistic and statistical designs of the future.""

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1 + 1

[rastos1]

1 + 1 = 2. However there is a 0.0009% probability of it being 1.999999999.

Sorry could not resist.

Re:1 + 1

[SpaghettiPattern]

That was done before in the first batches of Pentium 0.99999999.

so does that mean improbability drives too?

[Wameku]

UM, Ford. theres an infinite number of monkeys outside that want to talk to us about a script for hamlet they've hammered out. PROBABILITY FACTOR OF 1 to 1: any other problems are your own lookout.

Is that 1.999 repeating?

[TrekkieGod]

Is that .9 repeating? If so, there's a 100% possibility of 1 + 1 = 1.9999...

.999... is exactly equal to 1. To the non-believers out there, consider that 1/3 = .333..., and that 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1.

Re:Corporate Feces

[Peldor]

At least it didn't say Pentium(R) 4(R). Not for lack of trying, I'm sure.