Similar but not the same. Silicon is an element, and is used for making semiconductor chips. Sand is an oxide of silicon, similar to the way rust is an oxide of iron. Glass is usually a combination of several metal oxides. The advantage of glass is that its thermal expansion can be designed to be the same as silicon. The disadvantage is that glass is by definition amorphous; that is, not a crystal. Silicon used for semiconductors is made from crystals. This can be a disadvantage because crystals do not expand thermally the same in all directions, whereas glass (in theory) does. So perfect thermal expansion matching is not really possible.
Glass has a tendency to flow even under gravity, at a room temperature. Clearly visible when you look at the old windows. I understand that is a different type of glass, but still it would be interesting to see, how this problem is going to be solved.
@@c94d44027 That is false. The old windows were created as disks spun around and were thicker at the ends. When they were cut the original window framers always put the thick end down. Look it up.
@@c94d44027 not quite true, here's a quote because I'm too lazy to type it all out: "It's not totally bullshit, per se. Glass is an amorphous solid. The viscosity of glass is really high, but the bonds between the molecules are not as strong as the covalent bonds in crystalline solids (like diamond and quartz). But the "proof" in old window panes is total bullshit. The bottoms don't gradually get thicker than the top because the glass "flows" downward due to gravity, but instead, the panes were made in a non-uniform thickness back in those days, and the thicker part was oriented downwards for stability. Also, just because it's an amorphous solid doesn't mean it flows. I mean, glass has a greater viscosity than even some metals like lead. In summation, this is a classic case of science textbooks not knowing what they're teaching." Veritasium has a pretty good video on this if you're curious
I wonder if the semi industry will follow the same path telescope making did going from glass to pyrex to cervit to zerodur and even more exotic variants to get improved thermal and dielectric properties both in manufacturing and use.
Not necessarily. The optimum glass for a substrate would have the same thermal expansion as the chiplets so zerodur might cause a problem by expanding less than silicon.
I wanted to clarify one part of this. I recently worked at that research fab in arizona for intel as a contingent worker, and have held in my hands those glass substrates, very cool stuff. But i wanted to clarify, their organic substrate wafers are also rectangular. They only use circular wafers for logic. I would hope thats common knowledge at this point (thats not a jab at you, thats a fingers crossed for any nda i might be under)
you do very cool stuff man! I as a pilot I appreciate people like you a lot; without you RnD lads planes would be less tech more Manual! Namaste from Bharat 🇮🇳🙏🏼
Why is logic still on circular wafers? I thought I had something to do with the way they make the silicone Crystal ignots as a cylinder and then cut them. I think they probably do some kind of spinning operation which favors circular dimensions. So why can't logic go to however they're doing the square wafer substrates if efficiently? TIA.
@@ariisaac5111 Even if using round wafers is entirely last-gen, there is well established supply chains, lots of infrastructure that is paid for and profitable. There is a huge market for legacy chips, they go in lots of cheap IoT devices and are probably the bread and butter of most of these companies profit wise.
@@ItskunalumareThere's an electric flying taxi startup that has a fully agnostic autopilot. It was possible more than two decades ago, so it's only a matter of time.
Super interesting to be kept up to date with these developments & to learn how glass that humans first made over 4000 years ago is finding new applications. Lovely also how you understand & support wildlife. Our planet needs people like you who push forward technology & who use some of their rewards for this work to support the health & well being of our planet & its flora & fauna. Thank you for sharing & inspiring us all to make the future better.
Eventually, maybe but as with true neuromorphic processors, there are still many obstacles to overcome. Could be a few years, possibly decades, before we have a commercial photonic (or neuromorphic) processor.
Thank you for this insightful video. The shift to glass substrates is largely driven by the need for much tighter design rules, enabling denser redistribution layers and reducing parasitic effects-key factors in achieving better 3D IC integration at high frequencies
GDR invented almost unbreakable glass in the 80s called superfest they replaced small sodium ions with larger potassium ions, they just put the glass for 45 minutes in a potassium nitrate bath at 450°C. Cornings gorilla glass is created with the same technique. So fragility issues are remedied rather easy
I always wanted to design chips to be transparent. Wouldn't even have to use a blow torch to see the Intel inside. Flip chips were always the bane of my existence.......but if you have the right chemicals or have an infinite amount of patience with polishing pads....
Anastasi, I love your videos. Please make video on how to make a simple chip at home that contains just one transistor, two resistors, one diode, one or two capacitors. Start from design to finish. I will be glad to learn something new.
I have been saying optical computing, including use of glass, will be the future for quite some time. In fact, I think some form of amorphous programmable glass will be best. You can basically "tune" a neural network on the glass substrate, then lock in the metamaterial surface patterns, then use light input as the signal and the output is the computed result. If you need to change the function of the chip, change the internal amorphous glass structure and you instantly have a new network that can process on different tasks.
Is there metal conductors in the glass? The dilation of the glass vs the metal systems is probably a completely new field which needs lots of special metals and coatings.
From my understanding, Glass is a “non crystaline solid formed by rapid melt quenching”. So could be either, both or neither. They can use quartz, silicon, and mixtures of many other materials that or conductive to resistive. It’s honestly very flexible, and less restrictive than silicon. Surprised they didn’t do it sooner. Probably just due manufacturing speed and profit limitations, as business does its entropic dance.
I could imagine doing something like SOI, Silicon on Insulator, where the glass is the base substrate instead of a bulk wafer. I think that would have been tried by now because SOI has been around for 30 years at least.
This is possible but expensive. Growing crystalline silicon layer on top of glass substrate involves several cycles of epitaxy and grinding to get a very flat and thin layer of crystalline silicon on the surface.
Great! I just love glass, it is literally magical. The ancients were spiritually awed at how something made from sand could end up in glorious works of cathedral art.... P.S. As an hobby, I used to do stained glass windows for my home... Spiritual, yeah, for me and mine❤
Would you say this technology would allow nvidia or other chip makers to achieve a bigger leap than what we've seen in the last year? Like for example h100 to blackwell.
I thought the base is a monotrystalline wafer, and the cut-out chips are glued on some substrate. But... how does that work with glass ... where you build layers on top? Glass as the base of layer deposition?
the shift to glass wafers presents a complex cost-benefit equation that could significantly impact the overall economic feasibility of these new processors. While glass offers certain technical advantages, such as better electrical properties and potential for higher performance, the costs associated with transitioning to this new material can be substantial. Here’s a deeper dive into the potential cost factors and considerations: 1. Manufacturing Facility Upgrades: Factory Reconfiguration: Existing semiconductor fabrication plants (fabs) are designed around silicon wafer processing. Transitioning to glass would require extensive reconfiguration or entirely new fabs. This could involve billions of dollars in investment, as these facilities are highly specialized. Equipment Costs: New processing equipment, handling systems, and testing tools specific to glass wafers would be needed. The costs for these upgrades are not trivial and would need to be justified by significant performance or yield improvements. 2. Material Costs: Glass Substrates: The cost of producing high-quality, defect-free glass substrates could be higher than silicon, especially in the initial phases of production where yields might be lower. Enhanced Coatings or Treatments: To mitigate issues such as microfractures or thermal expansion mismatches, additional coatings or treatments for glass wafers might be required, further increasing material costs. 3. Research and Development: R&D Investments: Extensive research is necessary to develop glass wafers that meet the stringent requirements of semiconductor manufacturing. This includes studying thermal properties, structural integrity, and optimizing the material for high-performance use cases. Failure Costs: Initial R&D and prototyping stages could see high failure rates, leading to significant costs before a reliable manufacturing process is established. 4. Design and Engineering Costs: Redesign of Chips: Current chip designs optimized for silicon wafers would need to be re-engineered to leverage the properties of glass. This redesign process is resource-intensive and could delay the time-to-market for new products. New Error-Correction Techniques: As discussed, addressing potential thermal and structural issues in glass wafers would require new error-correcting algorithms and possibly changes in chip architecture. 5. Operational Costs: Increased Cooling and Monitoring: The higher sensitivity of glass to thermal and structural stresses might require more sophisticated cooling solutions and real-time monitoring systems, adding to operational costs. Maintenance and Downtime: If glass wafers are more prone to damage under certain conditions, maintenance costs and downtime for replacements or repairs could increase. 6. Supply Chain Adjustments: Supplier Network: A shift to glass would necessitate developing a new supply chain for the glass substrates, which might not be as mature or competitive as the existing silicon supply chain. Logistics: The fragility of glass wafers compared to silicon could complicate logistics, potentially increasing shipping and handling costs. 7. Market Acceptance and Scalability: Market Demand: If the cost of these new glass-based chips is significantly higher, it may limit their market adoption to niche applications, reducing economies of scale. Initial Adoption Costs: Early adopters might face higher costs for integrating these chips into their systems, particularly if complementary infrastructure (cooling, error correction) also needs upgrading. 8. Environmental and Sustainability Costs: Sustainability Concerns: If the production of glass wafers has a higher environmental impact or lower recyclability compared to silicon, there could be additional costs related to environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives. 9. Potential Price Increase for End Users: Pass-Through Costs: The increased cost of manufacturing, R&D, and facility upgrades would likely be passed on to consumers and enterprise customers, making these chips less attractive unless they offer a substantial performance or efficiency advantage. 10. Long-Term Cost vs. Benefit Analysis: The long-term viability of glass-based processors would depend on whether the performance gains, energy efficiency, and potentially lower long-term operational costs (if heat and failure issues are resolved) can outweigh the initial high investment and transition costs. In summary, while glass wafers could unlock new performance levels, the economic viability will depend on achieving cost-effective manufacturing, overcoming technical challenges, and justifying the price premium with compelling advantages over silicon. If these hurdles aren't overcome, the transition could indeed prove not cost-efficient, particularly for mass-market adoption.
Should add that when we refer to glass there is a lot of chemistry and physical nature involved when it comes to its properties...I know this having studied a lot of glass engineering in pursuit of some projects a few decades ago and of course the material science of it has really expanded in understanding. Looking forward to more...and more. Cheers.
In 1965 when Dr Moore published Moore's Law, no one dreamed we'd get as far as we have come. The amazing part is that we haven't hit all the limits to improvements yet.
I know you often sound hoarse, but I'm hearing a lot of electronic garbling on top of that. Something went wrong with the audio during recording or compression.
I think the crystals were for memory, not processing. And for storage, we already have the holographic data storage on glass, which can last at least for 50 years without degradation.
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Are of Glass, the animals? :D
Question from the peanut gallery, isn't glass made from silicon?
What a good cause!
Seems like they're doing great work. And you're doing a great job supporting them!
Transparent comedy. Very Punny. 👍
Wouldn't some rigid strong porcelain function similar?
And we haven’t even “scratched “the surface. LOL
Scratches at level 6, deeper grooves at level 7 😋
The new sub straight is scratch less ! LOL !
so many glass puns in this episode ❤
How long did you polish that joke?
glass is still glass and glass breaks 😂@@_september_4799
So many glass puns I lost count haha love it thanks Anastasi! Very entertaining and informative :)
"Questions, questions, so many questions... You want a shard? Here!" -- Aughra, The Dark Crystal
🤦♂ she is hilarious
This development will shatter the market.
I saw through that clear cut transparancy joke
I thought she meant it. lol
Datas da joke
warranty void if you hear a crack while installing the heat sink
lmao
You reminds me when AMD CPUs comes with no ihs. You actually feel a crack when making an expensive mistake.
@@veda9151 I burnt my first AMD Athlon Firebird, powered on the pc without the heatsink on by mistake, only took a couple seconds to smell it..
When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a makeup pallet and I was wondering how I ended up subscribed to a chanel doing makeup videos!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
They are both sand, just different forms, right?
well, purified silica as raw material for sure (sand is a mixture of minerals)
Similar but not the same. Silicon is an element, and is used for making semiconductor chips. Sand is an oxide of silicon, similar to the way rust is an oxide of iron. Glass is usually a combination of several metal oxides. The advantage of glass is that its thermal expansion can be designed to be the same as silicon. The disadvantage is that glass is by definition amorphous; that is, not a crystal. Silicon used for semiconductors is made from crystals. This can be a disadvantage because crystals do not expand thermally the same in all directions, whereas glass (in theory) does. So perfect thermal expansion matching is not really possible.
Glass has a tendency to flow even under gravity, at a room temperature. Clearly visible when you look at the old windows. I understand that is a different type of glass, but still it would be interesting to see, how this problem is going to be solved.
@@c94d44027 That is false. The old windows were created as disks spun around and were thicker at the ends. When they were cut the original window framers always put the thick end down. Look it up.
@@c94d44027 not quite true, here's a quote because I'm too lazy to type it all out:
"It's not totally bullshit, per se. Glass is an amorphous solid. The viscosity of glass is really high, but the bonds between the molecules are not as strong as the covalent bonds in crystalline solids (like diamond and quartz).
But the "proof" in old window panes is total bullshit. The bottoms don't gradually get thicker than the top because the glass "flows" downward due to gravity, but instead, the panes were made in a non-uniform thickness back in those days, and the thicker part was oriented downwards for stability.
Also, just because it's an amorphous solid doesn't mean it flows. I mean, glass has a greater viscosity than even some metals like lead.
In summation, this is a classic case of science textbooks not knowing what they're teaching."
Veritasium has a pretty good video on this if you're curious
5.5D is a silly naming convention right?
Seems misleading ahah
I just posted same thing. a super dumb mnemonic
love when she mispronounces alot of words..
but still nails it with the puns.
she "cracks" me up 😂
I wonder if the semi industry will follow the same path telescope making did going from glass to pyrex to cervit to zerodur and even more exotic variants to get improved thermal and dielectric properties both in manufacturing and use.
Not necessarily. The optimum glass for a substrate would have the same thermal expansion as the chiplets so zerodur might cause a problem by expanding less than silicon.
Actually, let's hope it DOES shatter our expectations.
So Glass Substrate. Now I am just waiting for the Diamond heat sinks.
IBM used that decades ago
Diamond dust in a dielectric fluid flowing across copper fins. Cool down as low as 150F below zero. No water incursions. Spool that clock up!
Hey, why not?
I remember hearing something about manipulating the properties of lab-grown diamonds; I think it was for use in memory!? IDK
9:05 ?
Linus from LTT better not drop his glass CPUs
I wanted to clarify one part of this. I recently worked at that research fab in arizona for intel as a contingent worker, and have held in my hands those glass substrates, very cool stuff. But i wanted to clarify, their organic substrate wafers are also rectangular. They only use circular wafers for logic. I would hope thats common knowledge at this point (thats not a jab at you, thats a fingers crossed for any nda i might be under)
you do very cool stuff man! I as a pilot I appreciate people like you a lot; without you RnD lads planes would be less tech more Manual!
Namaste from Bharat 🇮🇳🙏🏼
Hello, this is the intel ceo. You will be hearing from our lawyers jonathon.
Why is logic still on circular wafers? I thought I had something to do with the way they make the silicone Crystal ignots as a cylinder and then cut them. I think they probably do some kind of spinning operation which favors circular dimensions. So why can't logic go to however they're doing the square wafer substrates if efficiently? TIA.
@@ariisaac5111 Even if using round wafers is entirely last-gen, there is well established supply chains, lots of infrastructure that is paid for and profitable. There is a huge market for legacy chips, they go in lots of cheap IoT devices and are probably the bread and butter of most of these companies profit wise.
@@ItskunalumareThere's an electric flying taxi startup that has a fully agnostic autopilot.
It was possible more than two decades ago, so it's only a matter of time.
The only transparency we can get from the chip industry 😁
So many puns breaking through that glass ceiling in this one!
Thank you for simplifying things for us. I really appreciate it and I have to say you are one of a few analysts I like to watch
Super interesting to be kept up to date with these developments & to learn how glass that humans first made over 4000 years ago is finding new applications. Lovely also how you understand & support wildlife. Our planet needs people like you who push forward technology & who use some of their rewards for this work to support the health & well being of our planet & its flora & fauna. Thank you for sharing & inspiring us all to make the future better.
I get so much information from your videos... but your puns always crack me up. Never stop! :D
Love your puns :) Sharp sense of humor! Thanks for another EE level 500 video.
You shattered the glass pun ceiling in this video.
We can tell you enjoyed making this video with all the puns
Your glass of wine will have a whole new appeal and will make your engineer's eyes shine even more.😊
The will technical revolution will arise with photonic chips
Exactly!!!!
I thought that was the positronic?
most likely
Eventually, maybe but as with true neuromorphic processors, there are still many obstacles to overcome. Could be a few years, possibly decades, before we have a commercial photonic (or neuromorphic) processor.
@@antonystringfellow5152 And what about the Taichi-II Chip ?
Using glass as an integrated circuit (IC) substrate could offer better heat dissipation compared to traditional silicon or organic substrates.
Lol, yeah, was meantioned on this video
And also better for transparency :)
@@tkermi people just read the title of a video and straight up start writing comments before they finished the first minute of the video.
@@teekanne15 Yep 😄
Glass jokes.....heh. Love your work.
Thank you for this insightful video. The shift to glass substrates is largely driven by the need for much tighter design rules, enabling denser redistribution layers and reducing parasitic effects-key factors in achieving better 3D IC integration at high frequencies
This is interesting.
I’m ceramic engineer, so I can involve this project maybe
Great video
Could you do a video on the equipment manufacturer for advanced packaging for glass substrate
Thanks
모든 국가들 조심하십시오 중국 화웨이에서 산업 스파이로 인해 기술 유출 해갑니다😢
한국 삼성전자 기술 유출로 인해 23조원 손실을 보았다
People in Taiwans are used to it lol
Diamond substrate would fix the fragile glass problem
Brittleness can be an issue.
Cant melt diamond.
Cutting it wouñd mske too much ridges
@@trinitemplar Cutting it? Don't they grow it on top using CVD?
Diamond are full conductor bru
GDR invented almost unbreakable glass in the 80s called superfest they replaced small sodium ions with larger potassium ions, they just put the glass for 45 minutes in a potassium nitrate bath at 450°C. Cornings gorilla glass is created with the same technique. So fragility issues are remedied rather easy
Those glass jokes really cracked me up .....
You forgot to put the link to the X profile in the description... 😉
It's still silicon. Silicon is the main ingredient of glass.
What glorious paronomasia, it's a good job I saw through them🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I always wanted to design chips to be transparent. Wouldn't even have to use a blow torch to see the Intel inside. Flip chips were always the bane of my existence.......but if you have the right chemicals or have an infinite amount of patience with polishing pads....
Love the enthusiasm. Thanks!
Anastasi, I love your videos.
Please make video on how to make a simple chip at home that contains just one transistor, two resistors, one diode, one or two capacitors. Start from design to finish. I will be glad to learn something new.
Keep sprinkling your commentary with puns! I love it! Which company do you work at?
I love the environment, too!
Fantastic presentation Anastasi!! Hopefully the glass chips works out well. Glass chips will be interesting and beneficial, I think.
Hi Anastasi, I wanted to let you know I recommended your video to Bleeping Computer as a resource for their news. Great job!
Thank you
@@AnastasiInTech You're welcome - you clearly deserve it.
I like this channel because how you're genuinely excited about all these advances.
Microchip Breakthrough: This New Material Will Change Everything
PLOT TWIST: it won't
Love your videos. Will there be advantages to home computing, besides the high end AI chips?
I have been saying optical computing, including use of glass, will be the future for quite some time. In fact, I think some form of amorphous programmable glass will be best. You can basically "tune" a neural network on the glass substrate, then lock in the metamaterial surface patterns, then use light input as the signal and the output is the computed result. If you need to change the function of the chip, change the internal amorphous glass structure and you instantly have a new network that can process on different tasks.
1:11 is it cerebras WSE-1 😮, you don't need to flex like that 😢😂
Iam totally Glassified *goose bumps* :D What a fantastic news!
I love your videos. Hardware is the foundation and future of the AI revolution. I hear of fundamental breakthroughs here. Good work!
Is there metal conductors in the glass? The dilation of the glass vs the metal systems is probably a completely new field which needs lots of special metals and coatings.
Valuble info. Thanks for the fill-in. Dan Blatecky USA
So the glass substrate can only be used as an interposer? Versus using lithographic processing to layer silicon onto it right?
I had the same question, this video seems unclear in that respect.
From my understanding, Glass is a “non crystaline solid formed by rapid melt quenching”. So could be either, both or neither. They can use quartz, silicon, and mixtures of many other materials that or conductive to resistive. It’s honestly very flexible, and less restrictive than silicon. Surprised they didn’t do it sooner. Probably just due manufacturing speed and profit limitations, as business does its entropic dance.
I could imagine doing something like SOI, Silicon on Insulator, where the glass is the base substrate instead of a bulk wafer. I think that would have been tried by now because SOI has been around for 30 years at least.
This is possible but expensive. Growing crystalline silicon layer on top of glass substrate involves several cycles of epitaxy and grinding to get a very flat and thin layer of crystalline silicon on the surface.
glass seems like such a superior substrate that I wonder why chip makers did not start using it first
would glass combine well with graphene?
Like a "zebra strip interconnect" between two 'glass panes'. One could stack up a brick of them.
No
Yes
maybe
I don't know
can you repeat that question?
Great video explaining about the glass subtrate and you really nail with the puns!!!
You are so informed in so many ways.
Thank you for sharing your intellect .
Such an interesting presentation.
Thanks.
Great! I just love glass, it is literally magical. The ancients were spiritually awed at how something made from sand could end up in glorious works of cathedral art.... P.S. As an hobby, I used to do stained glass windows for my home... Spiritual, yeah, for me and mine❤
Babe wake up.... Anastasi In Tech dropped a new video ❤
I guess one advantage of Glass is that there are no crystals so no grain boundaries.
Now we will have a very "clear" path to the future, a very transparent process
glass is made from silicone, hence thermal expansion similarities.
Thanks for your very clear explenation 😜
Guess this gives new meaning to the phrase "Smart Glass"
I'm glad I clicked on this video. The content was filled with such great information I stayed glued to the video.
Re-watch in process after this post!
Le Jerry : Glass and Glass and we all know glass breaks 😅
intelligent and gorgeous. Dream girl
Your content is top notch!!!!
Isn’t glass mostly Silicon? SiO2
Yeah but different molecular structure.
You are brilliant and beautiful
I came here for the news and the puns 😄
Love the video so many puns.
thank you for informative video
Would it not be more brittle?
Oh wow! @12:28 LOL It never occurred to me why the chips in "The Expanse" were made of glass! That show is a time machine 🚀
Now it makes a lot of sense!
Loved that show wish they hadn't stopped at 6 seasons
How are the chips fastened to the glass?
Copper plasma sputter
Would you say this technology would allow nvidia or other chip makers to achieve a bigger leap than what we've seen in the last year? Like for example h100 to blackwell.
daimond chip!
So glass breaks?
Wow, really insightful. Definitely will push next gen of chiplets
Thanks for the clarity! (love the puns)
de esser, or some kind of ASMR taming filter for audio. Ts and Ss cutting like a TSknife TSok? TSthankyou
love your videos! you are amazing.
I thought the base is a monotrystalline wafer, and the cut-out chips are glued on some substrate. But... how does that work with glass ... where you build layers on top? Glass as the base of layer deposition?
the shift to glass wafers presents a complex cost-benefit equation that could significantly impact the overall economic feasibility of these new processors. While glass offers certain technical advantages, such as better electrical properties and potential for higher performance, the costs associated with transitioning to this new material can be substantial. Here’s a deeper dive into the potential cost factors and considerations:
1. Manufacturing Facility Upgrades:
Factory Reconfiguration: Existing semiconductor fabrication plants (fabs) are designed around silicon wafer processing. Transitioning to glass would require extensive reconfiguration or entirely new fabs. This could involve billions of dollars in investment, as these facilities are highly specialized.
Equipment Costs: New processing equipment, handling systems, and testing tools specific to glass wafers would be needed. The costs for these upgrades are not trivial and would need to be justified by significant performance or yield improvements.
2. Material Costs:
Glass Substrates: The cost of producing high-quality, defect-free glass substrates could be higher than silicon, especially in the initial phases of production where yields might be lower.
Enhanced Coatings or Treatments: To mitigate issues such as microfractures or thermal expansion mismatches, additional coatings or treatments for glass wafers might be required, further increasing material costs.
3. Research and Development:
R&D Investments: Extensive research is necessary to develop glass wafers that meet the stringent requirements of semiconductor manufacturing. This includes studying thermal properties, structural integrity, and optimizing the material for high-performance use cases.
Failure Costs: Initial R&D and prototyping stages could see high failure rates, leading to significant costs before a reliable manufacturing process is established.
4. Design and Engineering Costs:
Redesign of Chips: Current chip designs optimized for silicon wafers would need to be re-engineered to leverage the properties of glass. This redesign process is resource-intensive and could delay the time-to-market for new products.
New Error-Correction Techniques: As discussed, addressing potential thermal and structural issues in glass wafers would require new error-correcting algorithms and possibly changes in chip architecture.
5. Operational Costs:
Increased Cooling and Monitoring: The higher sensitivity of glass to thermal and structural stresses might require more sophisticated cooling solutions and real-time monitoring systems, adding to operational costs.
Maintenance and Downtime: If glass wafers are more prone to damage under certain conditions, maintenance costs and downtime for replacements or repairs could increase.
6. Supply Chain Adjustments:
Supplier Network: A shift to glass would necessitate developing a new supply chain for the glass substrates, which might not be as mature or competitive as the existing silicon supply chain.
Logistics: The fragility of glass wafers compared to silicon could complicate logistics, potentially increasing shipping and handling costs.
7. Market Acceptance and Scalability:
Market Demand: If the cost of these new glass-based chips is significantly higher, it may limit their market adoption to niche applications, reducing economies of scale.
Initial Adoption Costs: Early adopters might face higher costs for integrating these chips into their systems, particularly if complementary infrastructure (cooling, error correction) also needs upgrading.
8. Environmental and Sustainability Costs:
Sustainability Concerns: If the production of glass wafers has a higher environmental impact or lower recyclability compared to silicon, there could be additional costs related to environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives.
9. Potential Price Increase for End Users:
Pass-Through Costs: The increased cost of manufacturing, R&D, and facility upgrades would likely be passed on to consumers and enterprise customers, making these chips less attractive unless they offer a substantial performance or efficiency advantage.
10. Long-Term Cost vs. Benefit Analysis:
The long-term viability of glass-based processors would depend on whether the performance gains, energy efficiency, and potentially lower long-term operational costs (if heat and failure issues are resolved) can outweigh the initial high investment and transition costs.
In summary, while glass wafers could unlock new performance levels, the economic viability will depend on achieving cost-effective manufacturing, overcoming technical challenges, and justifying the price premium with compelling advantages over silicon. If these hurdles aren't overcome, the transition could indeed prove not cost-efficient, particularly for mass-market adoption.
really cool. curious about how this will interact with the glass/sand shortage
This will consume a small fraction of the sand used in making windows, concrete, fracking and other things.
Ej suka bljat.. would you please pronounce some words clearly..
Btw you make gud videos.
Small holes with water connections running through the chips would be amazing
Who are the leading players capable of manufacturing semiconductor grade glass?
Should add that when we refer to glass there is a lot of chemistry and physical nature involved when it comes to its properties...I know this having studied a lot of glass engineering in pursuit of some projects a few decades ago and of course the material science of it has really expanded in understanding. Looking forward to more...and more. Cheers.
In 1965 when Dr Moore published Moore's Law, no one dreamed we'd get as far as we have come. The amazing part is that we haven't hit all the limits to improvements yet.
How can glass be precise at such scales, when the inherent property of glass is that it has no crystal structure and is instead random?
In 1979 I made a light driven microprocessor based on glass! No one wanted it! Now glass.....
Replace all plastic bottles with glass and we can save the world too.
I like glass bottles, but calculate the energy needed to produce one. Degradable plastic is the answer.
@@tech477 at the end of the day its not worth the health risks to humans and all other animals. Unless of course you mean hemp based plastic.
love the puns intended to make us laugh 😂
Where is optical computing?
When it comes to glass, JerryRigEverything enters discussions. Glass is glass and glass break.
I know you often sound hoarse, but I'm hearing a lot of electronic garbling on top of that. Something went wrong with the audio during recording or compression.
3:07 It's the smoothness of the top surface that is important in lithography, not the substrate.
So use volkin glass and substrate Diamond integrating it for nuclear power full supply in the near future game changer
Remember Star Trek in the 60s when they used crystals for computer chips?
I think the crystals were for memory, not processing.
And for storage, we already have the holographic data storage on glass, which can last at least for 50 years without degradation.
We already use crystals for our computer chips. We just slice and dice them into very thin wafers and chiplets.