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Intel Researchers See Moore's Law Becoming Obsolete

Posted by simoniker on from the vote-on-it-now dept.

prostoalex writes "A paper, published by Intel researchers, claims we might be the witnesses of Moore's Law becoming obsolete, as the rate of shrinkage for transistors goes lower with each year. In 2018 we might be able to get the chips manufactured with 16-nanometer technology, then one or two more manufacturing processes will shrink it even further, but after that we're facing the physical limits."

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  1. thrillbert's law by thrillbert · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ladies and Gentlemen, I proudly present to you thrillbert's Law :

    This law states that new laws to govern electronics and transistors will become obsolete every few years and will be replaced by new and improved laws which again will become obsolete as we as humans become smarter and find newer and better ways of creating things.

    That is all, you may return to your previously scheduled activity.

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    The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature is to build better mice.

  2. Re:Moore's law is NOT obsolete by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is assuming that De Beers doesn't push these people off a high rise first. :/

  3. Moore's Law is Obsolete by use_compress · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because Less' Law has just been developed. Of course, Moore's Law made Kat's Law obsolete.

  4. mcc's law by mcc · · Score: 5, Funny

    The number of papers publicly published proclaiming the "real soon now" end of Moore's law will double every 18 months.

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    1. Re:mcc's law by Kris_J · · Score: 3, Funny

      Kris_J's corollary: The frequency of stories on Slashdot about the end of Moore's Law will double every 18 months, as will the number of posts attached to each story that call for an end to said coverage.

    2. Re:mcc's law by IthnkImParanoid · · Score: 4, Funny

      IthnkImParanoid's law: As a discussion of Moore's law procedes over time, the probability of someone naming a law after themself approaches one. At that time, rational discussion becomes impossible as people flood the thread with their own laws.

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  5. Re:Funny ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps, however, it takes my 3GHz Xenon
    based PC with 1Gb of ram about the same
    time to boot as it did my 100MHz Pentium
    Pro with 32Mb of Ram from 1995.

    What Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh away.

  6. So... by splaytree · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this mean in 2018 I can put my cat Schrodinger and a vial of hydrocyanic acid in my PC and watch the sparks fly?

  7. Ok, Ill say it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...Diamonds are a boy's best friend!

    "Do you have a nerd or geek in your life? show him how much you love him by purchasing a intel diamond wedding processor(tm). A processor is forever."

    "Introducing, the new intel pentium 9, the Bling Bling Ice(tm), available in both yellow and white gold settings!"

    I for one, welcome our....oh, wrong tired, over used tagline....

  8. Re:Economics will cause Moore's Law to peter out by anakin876 · · Score: 3, Funny

    [quote] Engineers will be able to continue the shrink for another 15 years based on what we know now [/quote] this should make for an interesting effect. A whole new market will open up in tiny cubicles and desks, with tiny-engineer sized keyboards as well. What will the final engineer size be? Will they finally become small enough that millions can be employed as miniature chip makers themselves, thus solving the problem of high costs associated with the creation of a new chip-fab?

  9. Re:So What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's the real problem, the rate they're going at we'll have run out of electrons completely by 2018. We'll have to start using positrons instead.

  10. HALtheComputer's Law by Hal+The+Computer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ladies and Gentlemen, I proudly present to you HALtheCompuer's's Law:

    This law states laws that govern new laws to govern electronics and transistors will become obsolete every few years and will be replaced by new and improved laws which again will become obsolete as we as humans become smarter and find newer and better ways of creating things.

    Sorry, your law is already out of date. The march of progress and all that. Don't feel bad; they replaced me with a new HAL in 2010.

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    int main(void){int x=01232;while(malloc(x));return x;}
  11. Again and Again and Again and that's just Slashdot by Maddog+Batty · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mores law is coming to an end...
    Jan 2003 Dec 2002 Oct 1999

    Oh no its not...
    Feb 2003 Sept 2002

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