Large-scale chip testing in orbit is crucial for the space ambitions of China, which believes its biggest competitive pressure no longer comes from Nasa but from private space companies.
    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      161·
      8 months ago

      Yup, resilience is the reason larger chips are preferred. That said, I imagine that NASA never bothered exploring ways of using news chips because as you say they don’t really try to push the envelope anymore. China enjoys a lot of advantages now coming late into the game because they’re starting with modern tech and they can learn from what worked and what didn’t previously.

  • ImOnADiet
    11·
    8 months ago

    Im surprised they’re going that small, i was under the impression since there’s no atmosphere to hemp deter it bit flips were a much bigger concern which is part of why they still use such big chips?

    • bobs_gunsEnglish
      8·
      8 months ago

      I guess that’s why they’re testing them. Maybe there are some changes you can make to the hardware to mitigate the bit flipping.