“mooreslaw” Tag

06/20/2007: Not all silicon processes are created equal.

There is a lot of talk right now about 45nm – the newest and most exciting step along the Moore’s Law story. (Yes, it IS exciting…) Essentially it means that transistors can be made smaller, and the smallest feature size...

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Tagged: 45nm, gordonmoore, highk, metalgate, mooreslaw, silicon, transistor

05/27/2007: Will Software follow, or even save Moore's Law?

Software has not kept up with Moore’s Law, and I did not get any disagreement. But will it in the future? Are you bold enough to predict that software will save Moore’s Law? That is what Peder Ulander (VP of...

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Tagged: mooreslaw, software

05/20/2007: How bright is the future of Moore's Law?

Every now and then you hear a pessimist predicting demise of Moore’s Law. It is too difficult, if not impossible to continue they say, give several compelling scientific and economic arguments, is the end for real? Hardly…!...

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Tagged: fab, lithography, mooreslaw, silicon

04/11/2007: Instruction Set Enhancements

Moore’s Law gives me twice the number of transistors every 2 years with each new process generation. My goal is to use those transistors to provide greater customer value, which can come in the form of new capabilities or higher...

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Tagged: extensions, instructionset, microarchitecture, mooreslaw, performance