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'''[[wikipedia:Moore's law|Moore's law]]''' is the observation that [[wikipedia:Transistor count|the number]] of [[wikipedia:transistor|transistor]]s in a dense [[wikipedia:integrated circuit|integrated circuit]] (IC) doubles about every two years. Moore's law is an [[wikipedia:observation|observation]] and [[wikipedia:Forecasting|projection]] of a historical trend. Rather than a [[wikipedia:physical law|law of physics]], it is an [[wikipedia:empirical relationship|empirical relationship]] linked to [[wikipedia:Wright's Law|gains from experience]] in production. | '''[[wikipedia:Moore's law|Moore's law]]''' is the observation that [[wikipedia:Transistor count|the number]] of [[wikipedia:transistor|transistor]]s in a dense [[wikipedia:integrated circuit|integrated circuit]] (IC) doubles about every two years. Moore's law is an [[wikipedia:observation|observation]] and [[wikipedia:Forecasting|projection]] of a historical trend. Rather than a [[wikipedia:physical law|law of physics]], it is an [[wikipedia:empirical relationship|empirical relationship]] linked to [[wikipedia:Wright's Law|gains from experience]] in production. | ||
[[Moore's Law]] presented an explicit connection between the physical size of computing devices can have direct impact in [[economics]] and society. It is such a penetrating principle, according to Moore<ref>{{:Video/Our Stories - Gordon Moore about Moore's Law}}</ref>: "One may think of Moore's Law being the violation of Murphy's Law." | [[Moore's Law]] presented an explicit connection between the physical size of computing devices can have direct impact in [[economics]] and society. It is such a penetrating principle, according to Moore<ref>{{:Video/Our Stories - Gordon Moore about Moore's Law}}</ref>: "One may think of Moore's Law being the violation of [[Murphy's Law.]]" | ||
=The Theoretical Implication of Moore's Law= | =The Theoretical Implication of Moore's Law= | ||
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Moore's law is the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years. Moore's law is an observation and projection of a historical trend. Rather than a law of physics, it is an empirical relationship linked to gains from experience in production.
Moore's Law presented an explicit connection between the physical size of computing devices can have direct impact in economics and society. It is such a penetrating principle, according to Moore[1]: "One may think of Moore's Law being the violation of Murphy's Law."
The Theoretical Implication of Moore's Law
Moore's Law[2] is probably the first law that directly relates experimental data to industrial values of spacetime across all scales. Although, it has been challenged that the semi-conductor industry will not be able to continue deliver the doubling of transistor density indefinitely, but the basic notion of mapping the ability to massively coordinate devices at smaller physical scales has direct societal and economical implications is still valid. In that sense, this is the most powerful insight of Moore's Law, being able to succinctly demonstrate the causal relations between spacetime and societal behavior.
Related Literature
A biography[3] on Gordon Moore by Thackray et al. was published in 2015.
References
- ↑ Our Stories - Gordon Moore about Moore's Law. local page: ASML. Dec 18, 2014.
- ↑ Gordon, Moore E. (Apr 19, 1965). Cramming more components onto integrated circuits (PDF). local page: Electronics Magazine.
- ↑ Thackray, Arnold; C. Brock, David; Jones, Rachel (2015). Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary. local page: Basic Books.