Equation 5 · Part 1 · AI Memory Systems and the Bandwidth Wall in 2035: Scenarios, Signals, and Falsifiable Predictions
Symbol τ
What this part means
the doubling time implied by the data.
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τ is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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Where the article explains it
where is the bandwidth at reference year and is the doubling time implied by the data.
The passage around this formula
where is the bandwidth at reference year and is the doubling time implied by the data. Solving for from the two JEDEC anchor points gives
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