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		sradman on Dec 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Silicon M1 Die-Shots 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.

studius on Dec 27, 2020 [–]

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.

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