From the first of a series of articles by Memeburn’s Graeme Lipschitz explaining why Moore’s Law (which states that the performance of semiconductor chips doubles every two years) – tied in with Kryder’s Law (which states that storage space doubles and its cost halves every 14 months) – no longer applies.
The improvement in chip speed, storage space and even pixel size in digital cameras has left an indelible effect on the global economy. Well, apparently, that’s all going to end: we’re hitting the limit of the number of electrons that can fit in a certain area.
It’s all down to May’s Law, apparently.
But you knew that.
The End Of Moore’s Law: A Brief History (Graeme Lipschitz, Memeburn)
Theoretical physicist and Jedi master Michio Kaku explains it all rather well.
(Hat tip: John Gallen)
