John Carmack, creator of DOOM says that the days of silicon-based CPUs are numbered
The creator of DOOM, John Carmack ensures that silicon processors have their days numbered, and to some extent, reason is not lacking.
A few weeks ago, we reported that MIT had developed the first functional processor made with carbon nanotubes . But these processors are still a long way from reaching the market. Silicon processors are innovating considerably and have improved significantly in the last five years. The number of transistors, cores, and frequencies has increased. But John Carmack has said that silicon's days are numbered.
Carmack is a video game developer and programmer, who among others, has collaborated in the development of the DOOM title. He emphasizes that in his opinion, silicon for processors is reaching the end of its useful life. You really are not wrong, since the smallest transistor that could be created is 1nm. This is the physical barrier of silicon.
Processors would have their days numbered, according to DOOM creator
John Carmack, creator of DOOM, has exactly said that silicon "is reaching the end of its cycle." There is at least a decade before this can happen. Note that processors are already doping with other materials to solve problems. But there is currently no viable alternative to silicon processors. The first carbon nanotube processor was recently created and its production is extremely complicated.
In addition, Carmack emphasizes that: “Have full confidence that we will see a couple of smaller nodes still. So it will still make the chips cheaper, a little faster and with more cores, but it will reach the end of its cycle. "
This is not really a novelty, because silicon has a physical limit, although it can be doped with other materials, something complex. For this, AMD has opted for entirely modular processors and Intel has EMIB technology, which allows layering or 3D Foveros to be stacked. Everyone is developing alternatives because there is no substitute for silicon at the moment.
Source: eteknix
