Researchers Created a Computer Chip That Can Survive at more than 700 degrees Celsius (1,292 Fahrenheit)

https://www.inc.com/chris-morris/researchers-created-a-computer-chip-that-can-survive-the-heat-of-a-volcano/91329643

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_deleted_@aussie.zone · 48 pts · 150d

First step to sending probes to Venus that survive more than a few minutes.

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 150d (4 replies)

Something to finally compete with the Athlon.

greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo · 12 pts · 150d (3 replies)

Prescott shall remain untouched, of course.

PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social · 8 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Well yeah, nobody wants third degree burns.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 149d

at 700Celcius i dont think you get 3rd degree burns anymore, probably catch on fire, or "charred remains"

PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 149d

The original smart grill

harmbugler@piefed.social · 17 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Now make one that can survive more than 7 Windows updates.

semperverus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 149d

Thats easy, just stop using windows

cenzorrll@piefed.ca · 16 pts · 149d (7 replies)

Once they hit temperatures of 200 degrees Celsius, most tend to fail.

Is there a unit conversion error here? Or do I massively misunderstand what "most" means?

200 F is 93 C so I'm going to guess unit conversion

magnue@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 149d

F scale doing what it does best.

dgriffith@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 149d (2 replies)

Perhaps they're talking about junction temperatures, but even then specialist components can only do 175 degrees C briefly.

cenzorrll@piefed.ca · 4 pts · 149d (1 reply)

Is "all" considered to be a subset of "most"?

100% of processors fail, which technically is more than 50%

KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 149d

All processors are computer chips, not all computer chips are processors.

ETA: The article seems to mention processors, but this appears to be a memory chip advancement.

addie@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 149d (1 reply)

My Ryzen 9 had a default boost limit of 90 °C, which caused a lot of stress to the rest of the cooling system in my PC but it didn't seem to have any problem running like that for a few hours. (Fortunately you can crank it down to something a bit more sensible in the BIOS.) My laptop will spike briefly over 100 °C, but only for a second or two. I can see the 'failure' temperature being a bit higher, but 200 °C seems unreasonably hot.

cenzorrll@piefed.ca · 4 pts · 149d

Yeah, that's kind of where my confusion comes from. 93C seems pretty low for a failure temp, my old AMD started throttling at around 90C, but I fully recognize that is pretty hot for a processor and "most" would fall below that. Unless they're meaning temperature at the transistors most fail at 200C. I can definitely see a temperature sensor reading a few 10s of C different from the actual working interface of transistors, where 90C might mean the transistors are around 150C.

Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 149d

Too bad that most CPUs can run at up to 100°C and some even a bit higher. I think I read so.ewhere 125°C fpr some special OC cpu chips

worhui@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 150d (4 replies)

That's one way to solve the AI data center cooling issue. Of course it would make the data centers deadly to support staff, so I anticipate that will make it to market.

ag10n@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 150d

There’s a reason they run laptops on the ISS, space data centres are a pipe dream without power generation and all the other necessary infrastructure.

Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 150d

It's to survive in a space datacenter with bad cooling.

HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 149d

support staff is cheap. more so when dead.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 149d

700degrees would likely degrade the structures housing the chips. and would likely make it even more expensive.

vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 11 pts · 150d (2 replies)

So .. not made from potato then?

WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 7 pts · 150d

Is hot potato

LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 149d

No, it is potato. That's why it still runs at the temperature of a baked potato after I let it cool for an hour

SW42@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Do they weld the auxiliary components?

FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 149d

Researchers: "Not my department"

houndeyes@toast.ooo · 4 pts · 150d

The computer chip like:

TwinTitans@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 149d (2 replies)

Will this help with Venus exploration?

dovahking@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 149d

Probably not. But now you can use your CPU as a stove too.

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 149d

if we weld the circuits together it might.