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− | '''Moore's law''' is a key observation and projection | + | '''Moore's law''' is a key observation and projection in the [[semiconductor industry]] that states that number of [[transistor]]s on a dense [[integrated circuit]] at the same price doubles every 18 to 24 months. The law has had significant impact on the advancement of integrated circuits and the semiconductor industry as whole, largely due to its self-fulfilling prophecy nature. The law is named after Gordon Moore, the co-founder of [[Intel]] and [[Fairchild Semiconductor]], whose original 1965 paper became the basis for this law. |
− | + | Derivatives of the law have found their way into almost every field of technology, including memory capacity, digital cameras pixel and resolution, and even sensors. The law has resulted in a number of misconceptions and wrong interpretations especially concerning the performance and [[clock frequency]] of [[microprocessors]]. | |
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The law dates back to Gordon Moore's 1965 paper: | The law dates back to Gordon Moore's 1965 paper: | ||
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In an updated article in 1975 Moore updated his statement to 24 months: | In an updated article in 1975 Moore updated his statement to 24 months: | ||
− | <blockquote>Complexity of integrated circuits has approximately doubled every year since their introduction. Cost per function has decreased several thousand-fold, while system performance and reliability have been improved dramatically | + | <blockquote>Complexity of integrated circuits has approximately doubled every year since their introduction. Cost per function has decreased several thousand-fold, while system performance and reliability have been improved dramatically. </blockquote> |
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::—Gordon Moore; International Electron Devices Meeting, Technical Digest, IEEE (1975) | ::—Gordon Moore; International Electron Devices Meeting, Technical Digest, IEEE (1975) | ||
His 1975 paper went on to address the question of limits, concluding the trend will continue for another decade and will reach its limits around 1985. | His 1975 paper went on to address the question of limits, concluding the trend will continue for another decade and will reach its limits around 1985. | ||
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