Facebook is just crazy enough to make its own processors

According to one Facebook job listing, the company is looking to bring on a manager to create an “end-to-end SoC/ASIC, firmware and driver development organization.” (SoC, or system-on-a-chip, is a processor typically designed for use in mobile devices; ASIC, or application-specific integrated circuit, is a chip designed for a particular purpose.) That role could oversee …

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