[ExI] One cubic millimeter computer announced

Darin Sunley dsunley at gmail.com
Sun Feb 12 01:28:28 UTC 2017


Oh crap.

Read "A Deepness in the Sky".

This sort of computer enables all sorts of fun abuses we as a society are
not ready to deal with yet. :)

On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 3:34 PM, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> Micromote now one cubic millimeter computer with a megabyte of flash
> memory using a few nanowatts of power
> February 11, 2017
>
> <http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/02/micromote-now-one-
> cubic-millimeter.html>
>
> Quote:
> In 2017, a michigen Micromote computer is one cubic millimeter, which
> is about the size of a large grain of sand. There are several types
> and are a line of the world’s smallest computers. They have one
> megabyte of flash memory. Their broader goal is to make smarter,
> smaller sensors for medical devices and the internet of things—sensors
> that can do more with less energy.
>
> Another micro mote they presented at the ISSCC incorporates a
> deep-learning processor that can operate a neural network while using
> just 288 microwatts. Neural networks are artificial intelligence
> algorithms that perform well at tasks such as face and voice
> recognition. They typically demand both large memory banks and intense
> processing power, and so they’re usually run on banks of servers often
> powered by advanced GPUs.
>
> The Michigan Micro Mote contains solar cells that power the battery
> with ambient light, including indoor rooms with no natural sunlight,
> allowing the computers to run perpetually.
>
> This line of “smart dust” devices includes computers equipped with
> imagers (with motion detection), temperature sensors, and pressure
> sensors. They are the culmination of work initiated by Blaauw and
> Sylvester on very low-power processing for millimeter-scale systems.
>
> Video - 1 min.
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDrBcecxa-o>
>
>
> BillK
>
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