Title :
The Mythology of Moore's Law: Why Such a Widely Misunderstood ‘Law’ Is So Captivating to So Many
Author :
Halfhill, Tom R.
Author_Institution :
Senior Analyst, Microprocessor Report, thalfhill@reedbusiness.com
Abstract :
Moore´s law isn´t really a law in the formal sense, and it isn´t scientific. This article counters the growing misconceptions about an interesting observation that, since 1965, has acquired a strange life of its own. There is something romantic about Moore´s law that has propelled it into popular
Keywords :
Clocks; Companies; Data mining; Manufacturing; Probability density function; Silicon; Transistors;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits Society Newsletter, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/N-SSC.2006.4785856
