engineering-and-science

Did You Know The World's Smallest Computer Is The Size Of Grain Of Salt

  • 3:39 pm April 4, 2018
  • delcy

If there is one thing about computers, its that they are getting smaller. Well, looks like nowadays technology is changing day by day and its features also. Where we are in craze for new technology , here comes another one the world's smallest computer. Confused right, take a look inside.

Smallest one

If there's one truth about computers, it's that they're getting smaller. While it might warn that our current tiny processors are about to hit the limits of Moore's Law — that is, we almost can't get any tinier — a new development says otherwise.On March 19 marked the first day of IBM Think 2018, where the company unveiled a computer so small, you might need glasses to glimpse it



Well its futuristic nature

IBM is calling this the world's smallest computer, and despite its futuristic nature it only costs 10 cents to produce. The miniscule computer packs several hundred thousand transistors into a footprint smaller than a grain of salt, yet boasts the computing power of the x86 chip that ran desktop PCs throughout the 1980s and 90s. When compared to many laptop or even many smartphone, but this is not exactly going to be playing first-person shooters on this miniscule motherboard. Instead, it's set to bring the digital security of the blockchain into the real world.

Supply chained

The supply changed is so complicated, products change hands again and again before they get to where they're going — and that makes it easy for shady to introduce counterfeit products at any point on the journey.



Looks like a salt

As shown in the picture, you can see the computer atop a pile of salt on the right.IBM expects that these computers will act as a data source of blockchain applications. With their help, a device will be able to complete the basic AI tasks and track shipment of goods, fraud, and theft.The company also expects that such tiny computers will find a place in everyday electronic devices within next 5 years.