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Clock speeds stopped increasing exponentially in the mid 2000s[1]. Transistor density keeps increasing exponentially. Power per operation keeps decreasing exp
by Symmetry 4y ago
Clock speeds stopped increasing exponentially in the mid 2000s[1].
Transistor density keeps increasing exponentially.
Power per operation keeps decreasing exponentially.
Marginal cost per transistor keeps decreasing exponentially.
Cost to build a new fab keeps increasing exponentially.
The number of leading edge fab companies might have stopped decreasing exponentially, but since we're down to 3 it's hard to tell.
[1] Frequency wasn't mentioned in Moore's 1965 paper but the phrase "Moore's Law" wasn't coined until 1975 after Dennard published his results and the phrase has historically always been ambiguous as to exactly what was doubling periodically when Dennard Scaling still held.
- throwoutway 4y agoBest reply I’ve read in a while! Learned something new thanks