Re:Intel Problems
by bee_rider on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @02:57PM
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Yeah, for some reason, I assumed that military equipment mostly used, like, low performance but reliable stuff. In-order processors, real time operating systems, EM-hardening. Probably made by some company like Texas Instruments, who will happily keep selling you the same chip for 30 years.
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Re:Intel Problems
by ineedasername on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @08:38PM
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Well, I doubt the US military is too concerned with chasing the transistor density per cm^2, but there are cutting edge areas of military tech in the form of weapons guidance, fighter jet avionics & weapons systems, etc. that may require more advanced capabilities in components-- I don't know.
(As an aside, when we sell things like fighter jets to other countries, they do not get the same avionics & weapons/targeting systems that we use)