You're Looking At a Silicon Piece That Contains 1.75 Billion Transistors
2014.02.28
It is pretty hard to believe you're looking at 1.75 billion transistors. The sheer fact that the number is in billions is just crazy. Measuring just 8 inches in diameter, it is etched with 35 replicas of five different chips. They are going to be sent into space.
This was one of 25 identical sheets, produced at a cost of at least $3 million. The chips themselves will be used to perform specialized tasks, including data handling, communications processing and attitude control. [ESA]
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