IBM's new chip

nikimcbee · 08-07-14, 01:38 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/sc...rain.html?_r=0

Designed to function like brain.

Jimbuna · 08-07-14, 02:34 PM

I'll have one...for the wife.

Pappy55 · 08-07-14, 02:54 PM

I bet FSX still gets piss poor frame rates on it..

Wolferz · 08-08-14, 04:31 AM

It figures that DARPA would have its fingerprints all over it.

THEBERBSTER · 08-08-14, 12:29 PM

I prefer fish with mine.

vienna · 08-09-14, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'll have one...for the wife.

He does like to live dangerously...

Enjoy the couch, Jim...

<O>

vanjast · 08-09-14, 02:13 PM

Say 1x these draws 100mW(including comms here).
So we have 1000 of these 'bees' being equivalent to a processor in a PC.
This soon adds up to a fair amount of 'brain power'.

Of course the 'so called experts' don't like to be outdone.... but they'll soon be eating their words.

vanjast · 08-11-14, 03:30 PM

I've been looking at this neuron stuff for years, and this chip is exciting.
To implement the same (brain) stuff in software or FPGA can be a nightmare.. slow, and cumbersome, not to mention power hungry.

One million neurons operating at 70mW.. is a BIG THING. I haven't got all the details, but I think these chips operate 'asynchronously' - there is no clock signal.

Your PC CPU, and other chips are all synchronised to clock signals (IOW you have an I7 @ 3.2Ghz -> 3.2Ghz is the clock frequency)

The problem with clock signals in the current technology is that is causes heavy power consumption, cooling problems = Big fans.
The Async/No Clock CPU is the low power alternative.

The big advantage here would be that your electronic systems will take about the same time that it takes your brain, to register the facts, but at a significant fraction of power consumption of an equivalent CPU system.

Not only that but it significantly eases the system design parameters.
...

Maybe I should slow down.. mustn't get too excited

TarJak · 08-08-14, 07:04 PM

Yum. Don't forget the salt and vinegar

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vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Say 1x these draws 100mW(including comms here). So we have 1000 of these 'bees' being equivalent to a processor in a PC. This soon adds up to a fair amount of 'brain power'. Of course the 'so called experts' don't like to be outdone.... but they'll soon be eating their words.

08-11-14, 03:30 PM	#8
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	I've been looking at this neuron stuff for years, and this chip is exciting. To implement the same (brain) stuff in software or FPGA can be a nightmare.. slow, and cumbersome, not to mention power hungry. One million neurons operating at 70mW.. is a BIG THING. I haven't got all the details, but I think these chips operate 'asynchronously' - there is no clock signal. Your PC CPU, and other chips are all synchronised to clock signals (IOW you have an I7 @ 3.2Ghz -> 3.2Ghz is the clock frequency) The problem with clock signals in the current technology is that is causes heavy power consumption, cooling problems = Big fans. The Async/No Clock CPU is the low power alternative. The big advantage here would be that your electronic systems will take about the same time that it takes your brain, to register the facts, but at a significant fraction of power consumption of an equivalent CPU system. Not only that but it significantly eases the system design parameters. ... Maybe I should slow down.. mustn't get too excited

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