Re: tlug: dual-pentium processors

[Karl-Max Wagner <karlmax@example.com>]

> I've recently heard this concern, except now it's at the 1,000 MHz
> range.

Aha, they make progress....

> Actuallly, if the frequencies ever become a problem, sheilding would be
> cake.

Actually, beyond 3 GHz you have to switch to another dielectric
because Epoxy is simply too lossy. You also need stuff with a
low epsilon to increase to minimize travelling delays ( light
speed is about one foot per nanosecond - not that terribly
fast.... ).

> Hmm, maybe that's why the new heat-sinks are getting so large...

This is more due to the fact that you got a few millions of
transistors to cool down....

                               Karl-Max Wagner
                               karlmax@example.com
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