Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo...
by jessriedel on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:28PM
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Great, then we both have physics PhDs, and you'll know that none of that equipment has, or easily could be, sufficiently miniaturized, which is the topic of discussion ("extremely small cryocooler"). You can't put nested closed dewers of liquid nitrogen and helium on a O(1 mm^2) microchip, and the reason is exactly what I said: it will warm up too fast.
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Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo...
by Calloutman on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @05:16PM
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Ah, you're totally right. I misread the OP. Sorry.
Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo...
by jessriedel on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @05:31PM
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No problem :)
Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo...
by extropy on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:54PM
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What's wrong with attaching said microchip to a piece of copper for increased size? Genuinely curious.
To be useful in a data center you could cool a slab of copper the size of a fridge and surface mount thousands of chips on it.
Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo...
by jessriedel on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @05:35PM
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The topic is cooling small objects so that personal electronics (e.g., your phone) can compete with datacenters. Cold at scale (i.e., in datacenters) is comparatively easy.