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Briefing
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- World’s Smallest Computer – IBM created world’s smallest computer, tinier than grain of salt, which costs 10 cents to manufacture and has performance similar to x86 CPU of 1990
- System-on-a-Chip Components – Include processor, memory, storage, communication module, several hundred thousand transistors, and integrated photovoltaic cell for power
- Applications – Microcomputer can be embedded in objects to track their origin and verify authenticity in supply chain through blockchain technology, or added to devices to make them part of Internet-of-Things network
- Commercial Launch – IBM to release microcomputers to customers in 2019 or more, with technology expected to become common in 2023
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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International Business Machines Corp.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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March 19, 2018
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