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Intel and TSMC's business models are built on top of Moore's law continuing, and them maintaining an edge over the lower-end manufacturers. The end of Moore's l
by slongfield 7y ago
Intel and TSMC's business models are built on top of Moore's law continuing, and them maintaining an edge over the lower-end manufacturers. The end of Moore's law is an existential threat to their viability.
At the same time, businesses that design specialized architectures, or work on alternative devices have been publishing things about the End of Moore's Law for a long time [1], since it means that their 2x improvement of the day won't be obliterated by next year's Moore's law jump.
[1]: E.g, this article from 2000, saying that the "End of Moore's Law" is why their research is relevant https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-0-306-47013-4_1 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-0-306-47013-...