Quantum logic: Dolev Bluvstein (left) and Mikhail Lukin with their quantum processor. (Courtesy: Jon Chase/Harvard University) A quantum processor with 48 logical qubits that can execute algorithms ...
At some point, everyone learns that a CPU has a variable number of cores inside, and that number influences its performance. The next natural impulse is to find out how many cores your CPU has. The ...
The era of the big, muscular CPU is on the decline. The real trend is toward slicing and dicing cores virtually, one for each thread The current approach taken by x86 CPUs — to stuff as many processor ...