With the size of the processor getting smaller and thinner day by day, there is no doubt that it will become more fragile than ever. So, to curb this problem, a team of researchers called CRISP (Cutting edge Reconfigurable ICs for Stream Processing) is working to create a self-repairing multi-core processor that allows for 100 percent functionality, even with faulty components. Once one core fails, the on-chip manager assigns its task to another core, continuing on in this fashion until the chip completes its lifetime. If CRISP's chips becomes a reality, we could see virtually indestructible processors that make 14nm look bulky by comparison!
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