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'''Moore's Law''' is the term commonly used to describe the 1965 prediction by [[Intel]] Corporation co-founder [[Gordon Moore]] that holds that the number of [[transistor]]s that can economically be incorporated in an [[semiconductor]] [[integrated circuit]]  (see [[microprocessor]] and [[arithmetic logic unit]]) roughly doubles every two years. <ref>[http://www.intel.com/technology/mooreslaw/index.htm] Intel page on Moore's Law</ref>

'''Moore's Law''' is the term commonly used to describe the 1965 prediction by [[Intel]] Corporation co-founder [[Gordon Moore]] that holds that the number of [[transistor]]s that can economically be incorporated in an [[semiconductor]] [[integrated circuit]]  (see [[microprocessor]] and [[arithmetic logic unit]]) roughly doubles every two years.<ref>[http://www.intel.com/technology/mooreslaw/index.htm] Intel page on Moore's Law</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

When Moore in 1965 observed that the number of components on integrated circuits seemed to double regularly, this fact was known to many people working in the area. Indeed, it took over a decade, during which Moore had become the co-founder of Intel and its President and CEO, before this observation was called Moore's Law. <ref>http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/</ref>

When Moore in 1965 observed that the number of components on integrated circuits seemed to double regularly, this fact was known to many people working in the area. Indeed, it took over a decade, during which Moore had become the co-founder of Intel and its President and CEO, before this observation was called Moore's Law.<ref>http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/</ref>

==Examples Using Intel Processors==

==Examples Using Intel Processors==

The following table shows the progression of the number of transistors embedded in a single Intel Chip over time<ref>http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf</ref>:

The following table shows the progression of the number of transistors embedded in a single Intel Chip over time:<ref>http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf</ref>

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==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Microprocessor]]: [[Computer]], [[CPU]], [[Arithmetic logic unit]], [[Integrated circuit]], [[Transistor]], [[Semiconductor]]

* [[Microprocessor]]: [[Computer]], [[CPU]], [[Arithmetic logic unit]], [[Integrated circuit]], [[Transistor]], [[Semiconductor]]

* [[Silicon Valley]]: [[Intel]], [[AMD]] ([[AMD64]]), [[IBM]], [[Motorola]], [[Texas Instruments]], [[Atari]]

* [[Silicon Valley]]: [[Intel]], [[AMD]] ([[AMD64]]), [[IBM]], [[Motorola]], [[Texas Instruments]], [[Atari]]

* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]

* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]

==External Links==

==External links==

* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can

* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can

* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/05/06/memo-to-the-police-state-progressives-please-let-his-people-go

* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/05/06/memo-to-the-police-state-progressives-please-let-his-people-go

==Additional Reading==

==Additional Reading==

[http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel]<br />

* [http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel]

[http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/ The Lives and Death of Moore's Law]

* [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/ The Lives and Death of Moore's Law]

[[Category:American Inventions]]

[[Category:American Inventions]]