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Moores Law

According to Moores Law, the number of transistors on a chip roughly doublesevery two years. As a result the scale gets smaller and smaller. For decades,Intel has met this formidable challenge through investments in technology andmanufacturing resulting in the unparalleled silicon expertise that has madeMoores Law a reality.

In a universe where smaller is better, Intels current process technology

the most advanced silicon process in volume production anywhere in the world prints individual lines smaller than a virus and 1,000 times thinner than ahuman hair and manufactures microprocessors with some features as thin asve atomic layers.

As transistor counts climb so does the ability to increase device complexity andintegrate many capabilities onto a chip. The cumulative impact of these spiralingincreases in capability power the economy and the Internet, running everythingfrom digital phones and PCs to stock markets and spacecraft, and enabletodays information-rich, converged digital world. Intel expects to continuedriving the leading edge of Moores prediction well into the foreseeable future.

In 1965, Gordon Moore sketched out his prediction of the pace of

silicon technology. Decades later, Moores Law remains true,driven largely by Intels unparalleled silicon expertise.

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Raising the Bar

Nearly 40 years ago, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore forecasted the rapid pace of technology innovation.His prediction, popularly known as Moores Law, states that transistor density on integrated circuitsdoubles about every two years. Today, Intel continues to lead the industry, driving Moores Law to in-crease functionality and performance and decrease costs, bringing growth to industries worldwide.

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Another decade is probablystraightforward...There is certainlyno end to creativity.

Gordon Moore, Intel Chairman Emeritus of the BoardSpeaking of extending Moores Law at the

International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC),February 2003.