Netease science and technology, July 26, according to foreign media, the daily mail reported electronic information industry in the next 25 years is likely to encounter bottlenecks, because so many power around the world will not be able to support the computer to run together. According to a report, if current trends continue, by 2040, the computer will be due to a lack of power to continue to develop. This means that, if you want to continue to develop the computer industry, you need to improve energy efficiency.

According to the forecast report, in 2040, the power consumed by a computer will be more than the global power load. But there are also, experts say, this chart is not realistic. Because electricity cannot all around the world for computers, also a lot of other industries also need to use electricity. We need to do now is how to play a role of the largest limited energy, the energy efficiency of as much as possible.

Earlier this year, Lawrence livermore national laboratory (LLNL) and IBM have developed a super computer, it will help the development of artificial intelligence system. This computer is using a named IBM TrueNorth chips, but it consumes electricity just 2.5 watts, the equivalent of a hearing aid battery power.

In the future, the problem of energy will be the computer industry is facing the biggest obstacle. Electronic industry within 50 years, or will face a huge challenge from energy.