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NEWS ABOUT: Moore's Law

Moore's Law stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Even Moore's Law has its limit. That's the much-cited dictum from Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that computer speed doubles every two years with ever-smaller and more powerful transistors. Two physicists crunched some numbers and found that the theory—which has held true for 40 years now—must eventually reach a... More »

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Intel • microchips • Moore's Law • Gordon Moore • computers • transistors

Chip Trades Precision for Power Usage

Sometimes, argues  one engineer,
close really is good enough

Mar 1, 08 7:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Smaller, faster and more precise are the goals of engineers who design microchips, those tiny, power-hungry processors at the core of modern electronics. But a Rice University professor is going against the grain, trading a little bit of precision for a major savings in power, and potentially leading a revolution... More »

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microchips • Moore's Law • Rice University • PCMOS • Krishna Palem

10 Life-Changing Innovations

These technologies may ultimately transform human existence

Jan 20, 08 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - From omnipresent Internet to cloned donor organs, LiveScience picks 10 new technologies that, when fully developed, will transform our lives.
  1. Digital libraries: When all of humanity's texts are digitized, any factual question will be answerable online.
  2. Gene therapy/stem cells: The key to curing some of our nastiest afflictions.
... More »

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list • biotechnology • cloning • WiFi • green technology • hydrogen fuel cells • WiMAX • Moore's Law • information technology • 3G

Could the Silicon Chip Max Out?

The transistor revolutionized the world,
but it's starting to show its age

Dec 16, 07 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s been 60 years since three Bell Lab scientists invented the transistor, launching an electronics revolution that changed the way we live. Engineers have miniaturized the powerful on-off switches—eventually integrated onto silicon chips—about as far as they can. Now, companies are pouring billions of dollars into research... More »

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Intel • microprocessors • transistor • silicon chip • Moore's Law • Gordon Moore • integrated circuits • Robert Noyce • Jack Kilby

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