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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 the number of transistors on a chip will double about 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 the number of transistors on a chip will double about every two years. <ref>[http://www.intel.com/technology/mooreslaw/index.htm] Intel page on Moore's Law</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
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| + | 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> | ||
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| + | ==Examples of Correlating Data== | ||
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| + | The following table shows the progression of the number of transistors embedded in a single Intel Chip over time: | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Year | ||
| + | ! Intel Chip Model | ||
| + | ! # of Transistors | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 1971 | ||
| + | | ''4004'' | ||
| + | | 2,300 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 1974 | ||
| + | | ''8080'' | ||
| + | | 29,000 | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Additional Reading== | ||
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| + | [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] | ||
Revision as of 16:40, June 5, 2008
Moore's Law is the term commonly used to describe the 1965 prediction by Intel Corporation co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors on a chip will double about every two years. [1]
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. [2]
Examples of Correlating Data
The following table shows the progression of the number of transistors embedded in a single Intel Chip over time:
| Year | Intel Chip Model | # of Transistors |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4004 | 2,300 |
| 1974 | 8080 | 29,000 |
Additional Reading
Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel The Lives and Death of Moore's Law
- ↑ [1] Intel page on Moore's Law
- ↑ http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/