Problem
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ultra-cheap microchips
e-waste
obsolescence
smart material
Too cheap to matter: over abundant microchips, and what we can learn from them
🤖 AI Summary
研究探讨了超廉价微芯片（<1美元）的过度使用及其带来的电子废弃物问题，通过举办研讨会分析其真实成本，并呼吁开发持久技术以减少浪费。
📝 Abstract
Ultra-cheap microchips (<$1) are so abundant they've become a 'smart material' integrated and disposable in everyday things. Hidden in our everyday products, we have entirely lost sight of them, yet they account for the vast majority of the >400 billion pieces sold each year. As new technology nodes are released, older ones (from as far back as the 1980s) continue to be produced. These microchips do not exist on their own; they are packaged into every possible item to bring 'smartness', necessary or not; this simultaneously increases their obsolescence. While the latest ICs power our data centres and AI revolution that draws our attention, what about technology so disposable that it has become entirely invisible? We report on our workshop at ICT4S exploring these devices' true costs, and pose challenges to the LOCO community to push back on this system, and develop the skills necessary to create lasting technology and avoid further e-Waste.
Innovation
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ultra-cheap microchips
smart material
e-Waste
LOCO community
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