Difference between revisions of "Moore's law"
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*[ftp://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Articles-Press_Releases/Gordon_Moore_1965_Article.pdf Gordon Moore's orignal 1965 paper] Electronics, Volume 38, Number 8, April 19, 1965 | *[ftp://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Articles-Press_Releases/Gordon_Moore_1965_Article.pdf Gordon Moore's orignal 1965 paper] Electronics, Volume 38, Number 8, April 19, 1965 | ||
| − | *[http://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Articles-Press_Releases/Gordon_Moore_1975_Speech.pdf Transcript of 1975 speech | + | *[http://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Articles-Press_Releases/Gordon_Moore_1975_Speech.pdf Progress in Digital Integrated Circuits] Transcript of 1975 speech |
Revision as of 03:46, 4 June 2012
Moore's Law is a term attributed to Intel founder Gordon E. Moore who observed in 1965 that the number of transistors that could be purchased inexpensively and placed on an integrated-circuit doubles every year. He later revised this figure to every 2 years (1975). The doubling period is often mistakenly reported as "18 months" or shorter, this is due to being confused with the overall processing power of computers doubling more quickly due to factors such as increases in clock speed, increases in cache memory or improvements in chip design.
External Links
- Gordon Moore's orignal 1965 paper Electronics, Volume 38, Number 8, April 19, 1965
- Progress in Digital Integrated Circuits Transcript of 1975 speech
