SE2 when processors hit the power wall (or "when the CPU hits the fan")
Samuel Naffziger, James N. Warnock, H. Knapp · 2005
Power consumption and heat removal have become first order limiters to "Moore's Law" as regards the growth of processor performance. This limitation has bubbled up from mobile devices to the desktop and now even server processors are investing heavily in technology that manages and reduces power consumption. The result is a fundamental shift in how circuit designers and architects attempt to extract performance from each new design generation. No aspect of the processor design ecosystem goes untouched: silicon process technology, circuit design, computer architecture, packaging and cooling are all facing fundamental shifts in priorities and methods. This special topic session explores the power consumption problem on leading edge processors and the possible technology directions in architecture, circuits and cooling.