Sophie Wilson on Microprocessor Scaling and Dark Silicon

Erlang Solutions · Talk · YouTube title: Sophie Wilson - The Future of Microprocessors

Why it's here

HN commenters cite it for the claim that process scaling beyond 28nm is uneconomic and for dark silicon.

What it covers

Sophie Wilson, designer of the ARM instruction set, discusses the future of microprocessors, including the economics of scaling below 28nm and why much of a chip must stay powered off.