Comment on Apple Silicon M1 Die-ShotsComments−kharak5yCan someone explain to me, what the term "bionic" means in this context? How is the chip derived from nature / natural systems?−sradman5yPure speculation: the word bionic means using an artificial body part. The A14 Bionic includes a new Neural Engine for Artificial Intelligence.EDIT: the name Bionic has been used since the A11 when the Neural Engine was introduced. Fusion introduced big.LITTLE.−studius5yCould a genetic algorithm have been partially used in the chip design also?For example, in the layout to the right of the DDR on the M1, it looks like some significant optimization was done, but only in certain areas.
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Can someone explain to me, what the term "bionic" means in this context? How is the chip derived from nature / natural systems?
Pure speculation: the word bionic means using an artificial body part. The A14 Bionic includes a new Neural Engine for Artificial Intelligence.
EDIT: the name Bionic has been used since the A11 when the Neural Engine was introduced. Fusion introduced big.LITTLE.
Could a genetic algorithm have been partially used in the chip design also?
For example, in the layout to the right of the DDR on the M1, it looks like some significant optimization was done, but only in certain areas.