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as Simpson explains , the process requires the identification , assembly , and licensing of all the patented technologies needed for a composite design , which means care needs to be taken to ensure that the integration of hardware across different vendors ’ intellectual property does not significantly hinder performance . computer manufacturers can now optimise performance , cost , and power consumption simultaneously by tailoring the electronics to the needs of the business and optimising the design for specific calculations . Several industries , such as the data centre sector , have improved performance by 15 to 20 % while significantly reducing cost and production time for the fabrication of bespoke chips .”
The challenges of commissioning chips Like all forays into new industries , there are challenges to overcome – namely , a legal one in the case of the companies commissioning the chips . This is because ,
“ Organisations must carefully evaluate their current clouddeployment architecture and evaluate how to best harness new setups proposed by cloud vendors ”
STEPHEN SIMPSON FORMER PRINCIPAL DATA ARCHITECT AT QUANTUM BLACK
Today , however , these lower-cost design alternatives are licensed predominantly on the ARM architecture , with the RISC-V open-standard instruction set emerging as a viable alternative . Both cloud vendors and specialised CPU and computer-hardware providers are taking advantage of this SoC approach for their traditional servers ; by innovating quickly , they are starting to enjoy significant success .
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