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Why is this paper and the graph in Fig. 1 important? Gordon Moore's prediction, also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law Moore's Law], has reflected and, more importantly, driven the steady and rapid progress in computing technology.
  
 
== Evolution of Complexity ==
 
== Evolution of Complexity ==

Revision as of 19:45, 22 February 2021

Moore's Law

In 1965, Gordon Moore published a 4-page paper entitled "Cramming more components onto integrated circuits"[1], where he predicted that the number of components in an integrated circuit will increase by a factor of two every year, as shown in Fig. 1. Note that he based his extrapolation on just 4 data points!

Figure 1: Gordon Moore's 1965 prediction[1].

Why is this paper and the graph in Fig. 1 important? Gordon Moore's prediction, also known as Moore's Law, has reflected and, more importantly, driven the steady and rapid progress in computing technology.

Evolution of Complexity

Transistor Count

Frequency

Power Dissipation

Challenges in Digital Design

Why Scale?

The Cost of Integrated Circuits

Non-Recurrent Engineering Costs

Recurrent Costs

Yield

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gordon E Moore, Cramming more components onto integrated circuits, Electronics, Volume 38, Number 8, April 19, 1965 (pdf)