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50 Years of Moore’s Law

The glorious history and inevitable decline of one of technology’s greatest winning streaks
The Multiple Lives of Moore’s Law
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The Multiple Lives of Moore’s Law

Why Gordon Moore’s grand prediction has endured for 50 years

12 min read
Moore's Law illustration
SemiconductorsFeatureSpecial Reports50 Years of Moore’s Law

The Death of Moore’s Law Will Spur Innovation

As transistors stop shrinking, open-source hardware will have its day

9 min read
opening illustration Moores Efficiency
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Moore’s Law Might Be Slowing Down, But Not Energy Efficiency

Miniaturization may be tough, but there's still room to drive down power consumption in modern computers

4 min read
photo of Gordon Moore
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Gordon Moore: The Man Whose Name Means Progress

The visionary engineer reflects on 50 years of Moore’s Law

6 min read
Moore’s Curse
EnergySpecial ReportsOpinion50 Years of Moore’s Law

Moore’s Curse

There is a dark side to the revolution in electronics: unjustified technological expectations

3 min read
Graphic: Transistor Production Has Reached Astronomical Scales
ComputingFeatureSpecial Reports50 Years of Moore’s Law

Graphic: Transistor Production Has Reached Astronomical Scales

A look at Moore’s Law in action

1 min read
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SemiconductorsSpecial ReportsNews50 Years of Moore’s Law

Q&A: Carver Mead

A longtime collaborator recalls the first time he met Gordon Moore

5 min read
Moore's Law
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What Kind of Thing Is Moore’s Law?

The trend has more to do with collective behavior than the laws of nature

4 min read
Is This Really the Anniversary of Moore’s Law?
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Is This Really the Anniversary of Moore’s Law?

Gordon Moore’s path to his famous prediction

5 min read
Five Things You Might Not Know About Moore’s Law
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Five Things You Might Not Know About Moore’s Law

Facts that are often overlooked when Moore’s Law is discussed

2 min read
Photo of a printed definition of Moore's Law.
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The Murky Origins of “Moore's Law”

A hunt for the very first time the term was used

3 min read
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Moore’s Law Milestones

As the stakes got higher and higher, semiconductor specialists performed the near impossible to keep the winning streak alive

12 min read