Startup processors are 100 times more efficient than competitors?

At the moment we have several big players in the processor market. They’ve been fighting each other for the highest performance and best energy efficiency for many years, outperforming each other by single percentages each time. What if I tell you that one startup claims to have processors 100 times more efficient than the competition?

A new competitor among major CPU manufacturers?

Efficient Computer, as the startup is called, has caught the attention of Internet users and has just unveiled a novel processor called Fabric. According to the designers, their product is able to compete with the current big players in the semiconductor market. One could end there, as this too is a very big success. However, in the case in question, it should be added that their chips are said to be 100 times more efficient in terms of energy use.
Someone will ask, how is this even possible? Let’s look at how the company approached its project.

A novel approach to solving the problem

Designers knew that in order to achieve such energy efficiency they had to go back to the very basics of microprocessor development. Current CPU models are extremely complex and have a mass of software that helps to at least maintain compatibility with older components. The startup completely changed this path and relied on a simple architecture in which instructions are executed by many separate counting subunits.
Working in parallel, the elements are connected to each other using a network where the unit , “assembles” the obtained results with each other, obtaining a solution to a specific task. Such a method, unfortunately, has some disadvantages.

So where is the catch of this solution?

The main problem with this approach to the problem is that recompilation of the software in the processor is required. This drastically limits the number of places where such a solution could be used. Going deeper, such processors will be able to be used in surveillance, or satellites where the problem discussed earlier is not so much of a challenge.

Are we in for a revolution in the processor market?

Everything looks really great, however, I would curb excessive enthusiasm. The chips in question will appear initially in professional and scientific applications. It will be a big challenge to implement them into ordinary computers, where the calculations that are performed there are quite different. In addition, it should be remembered that there are no reliable tests to confirm the company’s assurances. The fact, however, is that the company is working very hard to release its product to the market. This one is likely to see the light of day as early as early 2025.

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