Re:AlphaChip transformed computer chip design
by hulitu on Friday September 27, 2024 @05:28PM
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They don't. You cannot compare reality (Cadence, Synopsys) with hype (Google).
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Re:AlphaChip transformed computer chip design
by pelorat on Friday September 27, 2024 @06:51PM
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So you're basically saying that Google should have used existing tools to layout their chip designs, instead of their ML solution, and that these existing tools would have produced even better chips than the ones they are actually manufacturing?
Re:AlphaChip transformed computer chip design
by dsv3099i on Friday September 27, 2024 @10:23PM
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It’s more like no one outside of Google has been able to reproduce Google’s results. And not for lack of trying. So if you’re outside of Google, at this moment, it’s vapor.
Re:AlphaChip transformed computer chip design
by hulitu on Saturday September 28, 2024 @02:30PM
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> So you're basically saying that Google should have used existing tools to layout their chip designs, instead of their ML solution
Did they tested their ML solution ? With real world chips ? Are there any "benchmarks" that show that their chip performs better ?