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Unpredictability in Future Microprocessors

Posted by Zonk on from the guesstimating dept.

prostoalex writes "A Business Week article says increase in chip speeds and number of transistors on a single microprocessor leads to varying degrees of unpredictability, which used to be a no-no word in the microprocessor world. However, according to scientists from Georgia Tech's Center for Research in Embedded Systems & Technology, unpredictability becomes a great asset leading to energy conservation and increased computation speeds."

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  1. Three cheers! by Electroly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Three cheers for entropy!

    1. Re:Three cheers! by chiok · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hurrah! Hurra! Hurry!

  2. Soo by NIK282000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will the number of windows errors increase or will they just occur at even more improbable times?

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  3. Pbit-chip prospects by craXORjack · · Score: 5, Funny
    Whether any Wall Street firms are getting regular briefs on Palem's research, as Intel and IBM (IBM ) are, he won't say. Wall Street doesn't like people blabbering about technology that promises a competitive advantage.

    Actually this sounds more useful to Diebold and the Republican National Committee.

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