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Why don't we make CPUs with 1000s of layers to make use of space in the third dimension?
I am wondering why don't we make processors such as CPUs with 1000s of stacked layers to make use of space in the third dimension now that we have three-dimensional transistors. To be clear I'm ...
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JL (or maybe something else) misterious branded IC's, what is the origin? [closed]
Edit 12/31/2019: Thanks to Mariano Dupont:
Found it: Zhuhai Jieli Technology zh-jieli.com
Take a look at this example of an IC found on a circuit board:
Brand is found on many PCB's of Chinese/...
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Using Beaglebone Black to prototype commercial product
I am designing a system and it's safe to say I am a little out of my depth. The requirements of the project are as follows;
drive 7" WVGA touch screen and generate graphics
4-20mA input
3 x 4-20mA ...
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The manufacturing and grading of families of microprocessors
Intel produces families of seemingly similar microprocessors. For example,
the Core i5-3320M (2.6 GHz, 3 MB cache),
the Core i5-3360M (2.8 GHz, 3 MB cache), and
the Core i7-3520M (2.9 GHz, 4 MB ...