廉价到无关紧要：过剩的微芯片，以及我们能从中学到什么
Too cheap to matter: over abundant microchips, and what we can learn from them
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中文总结 AI 辅助
该研究探讨了超廉价一次性微芯片的过剩问题，通过ICT4S研讨会分析其真实成本，向LOCO社区提出挑战以推动创造持久技术、减少电子垃圾。
中文摘要 AI 辅助
单价低于1美元的超廉价微芯片数量极其庞大，已成为融入日常物品的“智能材料”且可被一次性使用。这些微芯片隐藏在我们的日常产品中，我们已完全忽视了它们，然而它们却占每年售出的4000亿片以上微芯片的绝大多数。随着新的技术节点发布，旧的微芯片（最早可追溯至20世纪80年代）仍在持续生产。这些微芯片并非单独存在，而是被封装进各类物品以赋予其“智能性”，无论这种智能性是否必要；这同时也加快了它们的过时速度。尽管最新的集成电路（IC）支撑着我们关注的数据中心和AI革命，但那些已变得完全不可见的一次性技术又如何呢？我们报告了在ICT4S举办的一场研讨会，探讨这些设备的真实成本，并向LOCO社区提出挑战，要求他们抵制这一体系，培养创造持久技术、避免产生更多电子垃圾所需的技能。
英文摘要
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.
