The exergy cost of information processing: A comparison of computer-based technologies and biological systems

Journal of Electronic Packaging

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 346-352

  Carey, V P ^a   Shah, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain information processing; Energy efficiency; Exergy; Information processing

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BRAIN INFORMATION PROCESSING; EXERGY COSTS; STATE-OF-THE-ART INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 33846663297     PISSN: 10437398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2351899     Document Type: Article

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