China is testing 16nm chips in space while Nasa sticks to 250nm process : technology

[+] pigginz@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yup, resilience is the reason larger chips are preferred. That said, I imagine that NASA never bothered exploring ways of using news chips because as you say they don't really try to push the envelope anymore. China enjoys a lot of advantages now coming late into the game because they're starting with modern tech and they can learn from what worked and what didn't previously.

[–] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Im surprised they’re going that small, i was under the impression since there’s no atmosphere to hemp deter it bit flips were a much bigger concern which is part of why they still use such big chips?

[–] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 8 months ago

I guess that's why they're testing them. Maybe there are some changes you can make to the hardware to mitigate the bit flipping.

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pentium II, solid.

[–] relay@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 8 months ago

https://invidious.private.coffee/watch?v=qpMvS1Q1sos

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