Hardware Architect Answers Microchip Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

IBM Fellow and Chief Technology Officer of Systems Development Christian Jacobi joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about microchips. How small can we make a microchip? How was the first computer chip created? Why are there only a few chip makers in the world? Answers to these questions and many more await on Microchip Support. *WIRED recommends:* https://youtu.be/QUNrBEhvXWQ https://youtu.be/1yyRvyNQ5rQ https://youtu.be/PZ_ebxkNZmo Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: https://www.youtube.com/show/VLPLibNZv5Zd0dwIx8baZGDdkoPNg6LHAPDi?sbp=QAE%3D #Technology #Science #Microchips 00:00 - Microchip Support 00:15 - 1+1 = 10 01:21 - Billions of times per second, you say? 01:56 - The microchip monopoly 02:48 - It’s not your computer, it’s Internet Explorer 03:15 - Why are data centers so big? 04:38 - I got billions of transistors… 05:42 - …but a switch ain’t one. 06:11 - It’s getting hot in here 06:35 - How microchips are made 08:39 - The dawn of the (micro)chip 09:32 - AI = better chips? 10:12 - Schrödinger’s chip 11:17 - Microchip gains 12:08 - The Angstrom Age and beyond 13:23 - Semiconductor supercycle: Peak or crash? 14:39 - They’re called microchips for a reason 15:18 - GPU vs CPU 16:27 - Chips need all the chefs in the kitchen 18:24 - Dennard Scaling is failing Moore and Moore 20:07 - Microchip design embraces imperfections 21:11 - Microchips in brains? 22:51 - A speck of dust never seemed so big 23:22 - How Christian became IBM’s CTO Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech wi