The idea was quickly dubbed Moore’s Law, and it mostly held true until 1975. (To be strictly accurate, the number doubled nine times over ten years rather than ten times over ten years).

Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF Platform Qualcomm A lot has been said about Moore’s Law over the last decade. Most of it has had to do with it either being dead or at the very least slowing down.

Moore's law doesn't describe a natural process. Instead, it is an experience-curve law—a way of putting specifics behind the observation that progress builds on progress.

But the main take away here is that the complexity doubling bit of Moore's Law appears to be alive and well. What will happen on the cost side of the equation, we're rather less optimistic about.

Video: Thompson’s talk goes over a lot of what we have to think about for the next steps in AI/ML. We’re certainly interested in what this fellow has to say – about modern progress and its ...

Hardware Processors New chip industry roadmap predicts true 10 nm silicon won't arrive until 2039 and yet Moore's Law is, actually, alive and kicking News By Jeremy Laird published 24 June 2025 ...