Ask HN: Energy efficient computing chip

Posted by k_lander on Friday February 24, 2017 @02:25PM
from the ask-hn dept.

is it possible to have the cpu equivalent of non-volatile memory?

ie. a cpu that does not refresh and consumes no energy in its idle state until some data is available at its inputs?

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Re:Ask HN: Energy efficient computing chip by wmf on Friday February 24, 2017 @02:29PM (#13726856)

In theory static CMOS behaves this way but there is still some power consumption due to leakage. Some microcontrollers have ultra-low-power sleep modes.

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