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Moore's Law

Gordon Moore's 1965 prediction that transistors on chips double every 2 years β€” defined the tech era

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Key Facts

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    Gordon Moore (Intel co-founder) observed in 1965 that transistors per chip doubled every ~2 years

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    This prediction held for 50+ years β€” driving the exponential growth of computing power and falling costs

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    Physical limits are slowing Moore's Law at ~2nm; chipmakers now stack chips (3D) to continue scaling

πŸ’‘ Did you know? Moore's Law is approaching physical limits β€” transistors are now 2nm, close to the size of atoms

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Gordon Moore's 1965 prediction that transistors on chips double every 2 years β€” defined the tech era

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