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End of Moore's Law in 10-15 years?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-for-real-this-time dept.

javipas writes "In 1965 Gordon Moore — Intel's co-founder — predicted that the number of transistors on integrated circuits would double every two years. Moore's Law has been with us for over 40 years, but it seems that the limits of microelectronics are now not that far from us. Moore has predicted the end of his own law in 10 to 15 years, but he predicted that end before, and failed."

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  1. it's the law by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Moore has predicted the end of his own law in 10 to 15 years, but he predicted that end before, and failed.

    So then it seems with regards to his Law, Moore has fallen prey to Murphy.

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    1. Re:it's the law by click2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

      What about the inverse of Moore's Law.. Every 2 years, the average IQ of all users on the internet halves.

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  2. Not to worry... by Marc+Desrochers · · Score: 5, Funny

    It will be just in time for the arrival of cold fusion.

  3. Hafnium Breakthrough by smitty97 · · Score: 5, Funny
    from tfa:

    "We're not far from that," Moore said on Monday. "Before we had our Hafnium breakthrough, we were down to the point where we were at five molecular layers in the gate structure of the transistors. When you clearly can't go below one...you get into other types of problems," Moore said. The law will continue, they just need breakthroughs with Quarternium, Eigthnium, etc..
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  4. My prediction by Random832 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict the number of predictions of the end of Moore's Law will double every six months.

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