How important is it, strategically, to have the most advanced process tech? As far as I know, military tech tends to lag commercial significantly.
Re:Intel is dying and we can’t save it
by imtringued on Thursday January 14, 2021 @04:59AM
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Old military tech also has a longer shelf life. There are lots of military installations that were built before the internet.
Re:Intel is dying and we can’t save it
by abacadaba on Thursday January 14, 2021 @02:47AM
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Only so much as it leads to faster AI.
I think this is a good answer.
I'm not sure that I've personally bought in to the AI revolution, but it sounds like it's generally agreed to be the future.
At the same time, there is so much room for basic improvement in the defense space. I have a hard time believing 5nm vs 10nm is a serious problem when half the vetronics system is analog.
But yes, in a big picture strategic sense, AI capabilities seems like the area most likely to pose a serious risk by not leading the world in chip technology.
Re:Intel is dying and we can’t save it
by thisisnico on Thursday January 14, 2021 @12:29AM
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Interestingly, there was a time when Intel's Fabs were the industry's absolute best. They were far ahead.
If the US loses influence over Taiwan and subsequently TSMC, they've lost. In this phase of global geopolitics, whoever controls the chips has the influence. You can't do anything without compute resources.