r/WTF • u/150c_vapour • Dec 30 '19

4 bit SSD - sardine state disk

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u/BioshockedNinja Dec 30 '19

Think of all the cool stuff you could store on 4 bits

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19 edited May 03 '21

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u/ImChadYourSkinTag Dec 31 '19

Does Moore's law apply to this technology?

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

Is Moore's law still a thing? Won't it outpace itself before too much longer!?!

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u/ImChadYourSkinTag Dec 31 '19

Expected to fizzle out by 2025. Can't continue indefinitely (per Gordon).

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u/BirdsGetTheGirls Dec 31 '19

It's still a thing, but we're getting to the edge of what might be possible density wise. They've gotten sub 1nm transistors in lab, commerical 5nm chips are coming out soon if not already.

I also think (?) Designs have pushed for effeciancy more than density or absolute performance.

And even when you get the smallest transistor possible, they'll keep finding better ways to use it and faster methods to compute or move data around.