Ask HN: What comes after we hit the 16nm barrier?

Re:Ask HN: What comes after we hit the 16nm barrier? by icey on Monday June 01, 2009 @09:39AM (#636049)

Moore's law doesn't have to do with processor speed. It has to do with the number of transistors that can be placed on a chip.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law

Moore's law describes a long-term trend in the history of computing hardware. Since the invention of the integrated circuit in 1958, the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit has increased exponentially, doubling approximately every two years.

Speed gains have been a side effect of this.

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Re:Ask HN: What comes after we hit the 16nm barrier? by psyklic on Monday June 01, 2009 @03:10PM (#636585)

Yes, I was referring to the fact that Moore's law is still applicable in terms of computer memory, but not microprocessors ... In any regard, I listened to talks four years ago that convincingly stated that it was no longer applicable, so it seems that we've already seen what happens once Moore's Law is no longer accurate.

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