Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoShut up science!!reddthat.comimagemessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.06Karrow-down1imageShut up science!!reddthat.comLady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square117fedilink
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 days agoWe have phones doubling as alarm clocks to thank for the technological gains in RTC (realtime clock) chips, and deeper CPU sleep states. All new chips have robust sleep options these days because phones needed to be reliable alarm clocks when “off”. Efficient RTC chips with alarm pins, born out of that chaotic era
minus-squaregoldfndr@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWe should also thank Network Time Protocol. And if wireless carriers are using something else, perhaps that too.
We have phones doubling as alarm clocks to thank for the technological gains in RTC (realtime clock) chips, and deeper CPU sleep states.
All new chips have robust sleep options these days because phones needed to be reliable alarm clocks when “off”.
Efficient RTC chips with alarm pins, born out of that chaotic era
We should also thank Network Time Protocol. And if wireless carriers are using something else, perhaps that too.