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Re:Cerebras’ new monster AI chip adds 1.4T transistors by IshKebab on Thursday April 22, 2021 @04:53PM (#26908066)
It's 40 GB of SRAM. I doubt it supports external memory.

> Also, if the chip is the size of a wafer, is it appropriate to call it a Chip?

Good question. I think it is. I mean the word "chip" isn't really that well defined (is HBM one chip?), but given that they sell it as a single unit and you can't really cut it in half I think it's one chip.

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Re:Cerebras’ new monster AI chip adds 1.4T transistors by NaturalPhallacy on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:49PM (#26909069)
Looking at the picture, the thing is a platter. Not a chip.

It's a really cool picture too.

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Re:Cerebras’ new monster AI chip adds 1.4T transistors by IshKebab on Friday April 23, 2021 @03:55AM (#26912224)
It's a wafer, but that doesn't preclude it from being a chip. Where's you definition of chip coming from.
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Re:Cerebras’ new monster AI chip adds 1.4T transistors by imtringued on Friday April 23, 2021 @09:30AM (#26914550)
Considering the chipped edges, it is not far off.
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