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Re:Mechanical Computing Systems Using Only Links and Rotary ... by pjc50 on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:46PM (#16137005)
However it would have a nice property: not operating would consume zero power. Useful for low-leakage cases or energy harvesting.
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Re:Mechanical Computing Systems Using Only Links and Rotary ... by sigstoat on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:51PM (#16137034)
it is possible to design microprocessors which can just utterly stop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_core power consumption doesn't drop to exactly zero, but it can come into competition with the quiescent current of the power supply.
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Re:Mechanical Computing Systems Using Only Links and Rotary ... by deepnotderp on Friday January 12, 2018 @08:12PM (#16137675)
That's possible for conventional CMOS as well, one example is power gating. Not exactly zero leakage, but pretty damn close.
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