Be absolute for death: life after Moore's law

Gordon Moore did not so much invent his law as observe it - the apparently inexorable increase in the number of transistors that could be etched on the same silicon wafer. Moore's Law rule of thumb says computers will either double in power at the same price or halve in cost for the same power...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM 2001-03, Vol.44 (3), p.94
Main Author: CRINGELY, ROBERT X
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Central processing units
Computer industry
Computers
Forecasts and trends
Innovations
Microprocessors
Moore, Gordon E
Predictions
Semiconductor industry
Silicon wafers
Space telescopes
Technological change
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Summary:Gordon Moore did not so much invent his law as observe it - the apparently inexorable increase in the number of transistors that could be etched on the same silicon wafer. Moore's Law rule of thumb says computers will either double in power at the same price or halve in cost for the same power every 18 months. But now some people predict Moore's Law is in danger of being repealed.
ISSN:0001-0782
1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/365181.365219