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Why those nm numbers? Hmmm... surface density (nm squared) roughly doubles every two years. Slower than Moore's Law (double every 18 months).
by 10ren 17y ago
Why those nm numbers? Hmmm... surface density (nm squared) roughly doubles every two years. Slower than Moore's Law (double every 18 months).
- enum 17y agoI believe it's feature size: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photolithography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photolithography
- hga 17y agoSo I thought, but according to Wikipedia Moore wasn't that precise in his prediction. Initially in 1965 every year and later every two years. Without a citation they say he insists he never said 18 months. Also it's a bit more complicated that just a doubling; again from Wikipedia, the original formulation was "about the density of transistors at which the cost per transistor is the lowest." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law#Other_formulations_and_similar_laws http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law#Other_formulation...) Intel is of course not quite playing that game, with speed and power being somewhat more important than cost.