Question: You'll often hear people incorrectly state that "Moore's Law" says processor performance doubles every two years, but Gordon Moore wasn't specifically talking about performance in his famous quote. What is the real Moore's Law? How does it relate to the curves on this slide? Does Moore's Law still apply today?
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Moore's Law states that the number of transistors on a chip will double every two years, which relates to the green curve on the graph. Moore's Law still applies today and is evident in the technologies used in our phones, laptops, and other consumer electronics. Intel is constantly inspired by it.
Question: You'll often hear people incorrectly state that "Moore's Law" says processor performance doubles every two years, but Gordon Moore wasn't specifically talking about performance in his famous quote. What is the real Moore's Law? How does it relate to the curves on this slide? Does Moore's Law still apply today?
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Moore's Law states that the number of transistors on a chip will double every two years, which relates to the green curve on the graph. Moore's Law still applies today and is evident in the technologies used in our phones, laptops, and other consumer electronics. Intel is constantly inspired by it.
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For the curious, Cramming More Components is the actual paper from where Moore's law comes.
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Also, wiki is a good resource 1 to explain Moore's law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore's_law ↩
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