Re:Intel CEO Paul Otellini to Retire in May
by Aardwolf on Tuesday November 20, 2012 @07:04AM
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2^(40/1.5) is 106528681, just like I posted...
Which calculator are you using? Does it use a Pentium CPU with the famous division bug perhaps? :)
The 62 Core Xeon Phi has 5 billion transistors. Divided by that number is: 149. That's a bit low. The Intel 8080 that came out in 1974 (when he joined the company) had 4,500 transistors. Looks like Moore's law has been slowing down a bit in recent years. Probably due to the focus on reduced energy usage.
EDIT: It works out if you replace "18 months" by "24 months". Revised value: 2^(38/2) = 524288. Impressive still.