[ExI] One cubic millimeter computer announced

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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>

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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.

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