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Moore's Law

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Moore's Law
An observation, In 1965, by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. He noticed the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their invention. Moore predicted the trend would continue for the foreseeable future.

Although the pace has slowed, the number of transistors per square inch has since doubled approximately every 18 months. This is used as the current definition of Moore's Law.

Notes:
Most experts expect Moore's Law to hold for another two decades. Some studies have shown physical limitations could be reached by 2017.

See also: New Economy

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