This question was posed in my "Managing and Maintaining a PC" class today by a student that is in the residential electrician field. I really couldn't think of a good response. Why do computer components operate on low voltages like 3.3v, 5v. and 12v? Wouldn't higher voltage mean than you could use …

Why don't CPUs and microcontrollers operate on 24v?

system October 5, 2012, 8:20am 9

Why don't CPUs and microcontrollers operate on 24v?

Slew rates?