Pourquoi les processeurs ne sont pas géants ?

Why aren't processors giant? Would a larger processor necessarily be more powerful? In this episode of QQQPC, we explain why enlarging an electronic chip isn't a magic bullet. Signal distance, heat, power consumption, manufacturing process, architecture: a giant processor would quickly create more problems than it would solve. We start with a silly question. We end up a little wiser. Topics covered: processor, electronic chip, CPU, heat, miniaturization, transistors, computer science, hardware architecture.