moores+law

http://news.cnet.com/Myths-of-Moores-Law/2010-1071_3-1014887.html

The basic rule--which states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every 24 months--has been the guiding principle of the high-tech industry since it was coined by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965. It predicts technological progress and explains why the computer industry has been able consistently to come out with products that are smaller, more powerful and less expensive than their predecessors--a dynamic curve that other industries can't match. Still, most people manage to mangle the rule, one way or another. Many people, for instance, state that Moore's Law says the number of transistors doubles [|every 18 months] --a time frame never laid down by Moore.