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The whole moores law thing is getting ridiculous
It was a very good prediction that has worked up till now but must we treat it as if it really is a law. Virtually no scientist would call it a law. It seems to be a target that the chipbuilders must adhere to. Perhaps it won't hold true for ever? I'm sure the Moore didn't mean it to become a thing like that. We are going to reach a limit of the size of transistor but surely sometime there may be a jump. Quantum computing perhaps, a new Nanotechnology thing? I would just hope that the chipbuilders are sensible enough about ignoring all of this "will they keep up with moores law" thing.
Posted by: quantumstate   Posted on: 06/12/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Moore's Law and Intel  cbradshaw@... | 12/01/03
An much more fundamental limit...  Jomo_z | 12/01/03
... Exactly Correct, and also the masses do not need more CPU Power.  Gizmo_z | 12/02/03
The Itanium is not a consumer CPU.  balsover | 12/02/03
3rd dimension ?  Goulu | 12/01/03
2008  Peter Komisar | 12/01/03
And how much do you want to pay?  Gizmo_z | 12/02/03
Sorry, it doesn't work that way  HalcyonSeven | 12/02/03
Intel scientists running out of tricks  MarcB_z | 12/01/03
Re: Re: Intel scientists running out of tricks  issthatso | 12/01/03
Get a clue  Prognosticator | 12/01/03
Got a clue, do you?  MarcB_z | 12/01/03
They both  rkadowns | 12/01/03
True  MarcB_z | 12/01/03
Haven't heard much about Quantum processors lately  voska | 12/01/03
They are meant to be developing  quantumstate | 06/12/06
RE: valence orbit  JCitizen | 04/27/04
Are you paying attention?  balsover | 12/02/03
RISC development Cycle is still robust  MarcB_z | 12/02/03
Light Cubes  tomr1yarbrough | 12/01/03
Very true and I agree, this is the next step.  rkadowns | 12/01/03
They will find a way.  DonnieBoy | 12/01/03
Brain Speed  Nullifidian | 12/01/03
Brain speed....not!  Jomo_z | 12/01/03
Brain Speed  medezark | 04/26/04
Speed of Light and Speed of design-to-market  michael-t | 12/01/03
IA64 Not going to happen for Desktop  Gizmo_z | 12/02/03
64 bit computing is on the desktop NOW  MarcB_z | 12/02/03
Electrons are never destroyed - it's against the laws of physics!  CobraA1 | 06/12/06
Yes it is badly worded  quantumstate | 06/12/06
The whole moores law thing is getting ridiculous  quantumstate | 06/12/06

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