What is Moore's law?

The empirical rule that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles about every two years. It has served as a target for semiconductor scaling.

Field: Semiconductor industry and market

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  1. Which best describes 'Moore's law'?
  2. What is the main purpose of scaling transistors down?

Related terms

ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) Dennard scaling Discrete semiconductor Fabless Foundry IDM (integrated device manufacturer) MPW (multi-project wafer) OSAT Silicon cycle SoC (system on chip)

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