Monday, July 20, 2009

The Technium: Was Moore's Law Inevitable?

The Technium: Was Moore's Law Inevitable?: "Consider the recent history (for the last 10-15 years) of the cost per performance of communication bandwidth, and digital storage.

The picture of their exponential growth parallels the integrated circuit in every way except their slope — the rate at which they are speeding up. Why is the doubling period in one technology eight years versus two? Isn't the same finance system and expectations underpinning them?"

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