The "Compute Continuum" ... and its Energetics

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Vision frames a single, distributed computer from edge sensors to cloud but energy breaks it: data generation outpaces transmission and storage, datacenter zettascale needs 500 megawatt zettascale and industry may require hundreds of reactors, 80 billion simple nodes already cost ~1.75 TWh. Proposals focus on 3D and chiplet stacks (CMOS 2.0), CMOS 2.0 wafer stacks with software-defined silicon, neuromorphic and physics accelerators (neurons ~250 picojoule per activation; H100 ~200–300 pJ), and examples exist as prototypes and early products.

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1. 0:00The compute continuum vision
2. 1:00Evolution of computing
3. 5:20Mirror world applications
4. 7:59Data and scaling challenges
5. 12:39The energetics problem
6. 17:21Semiconductor technology limits
7. 20:23CMOS evolution and 3D integration
8. 26:37Customization and architecture
9. 33:33Bio-inspired design and locality
10. 39:44Future computational primitives
11. 50:19Adaptivity and conclusion