The Semiconductor Workload-Aware Architecture
DALL·E From Node-Centric To Workload-Centric For more than five decades, semiconductor innovation revolved around a single pursuit: shrinking transistors. Each new process node promised higher density, lower cost per function, and faster circuits. This node-centric model powered the industry through its golden era, making smaller equivalent to better. As the limits of atomic scale physics approach, that once predictable equation no longer holds. Progress is now measured by workload alignment rather than by node advancement. The key question for designers is not how small the transistors are but how well the silicon reflects the behavior of the workload it runs. This marks a fundamental transformation from process-driven evolution to purpose-driven design. To understand how this transformation unfolds, it is essential to define what workload awareness means and […]
