History of Moores Law
Who formulated Moore’s Law in 1965?
Gordon Moore
What material is the primary basis for modern computer chips?
Silicon
Moore’s Law might slow down, but what is one alternative way to improve performance?
Parallel computing / More cores / Quantum computing
Moore’s Law predicts the growth of what on a chip?
Number of transistors
Which company produces the famous “Core” CPU series?
Intel
In which company did Moore work when he formulated the law?
Fairchild Semiconductor
What component on a chip doubles according to Moore’s Law?
Transistor
Name a technology that could replace traditional silicon chips in the future.
Quantum computing / Optical computing / Graphene chips
What is the approximate transistor count of a modern high-end CPU in 2023?
Tens of billions
Which company is known for advanced chip manufacturing with TSMC?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
How often did Moore originally predict the number of transistors on a chip would double
Every year
What physical effect limits how small a transistor can be made?
Quantum tunneling
What is the predicted transistor size for near-future chips (~2025–2030)?
1–2 nm
What is the term used for the approaching physical limits of silicon scaling?
End of Moore’s Law / Silicon limit
What does “nm” stand for when describing chip technology?
Nanometer
In what year did Moore revise his prediction to every two years?
1975
What process is used to etch transistors onto silicon wafers?
Photolithography
Which type of computing uses quantum bits instead of transistors?
Quantum computing
Which physicist famously said “we are reaching atomic limits” in transistor scaling?
Richard Feynman (in a sense, his ideas inspired nanotechnology)
Name one modern CPU or GPU with tens of billions of transistors.
Apple M1/M2, NVIDIA A100, Intel Xeon
Name one early microprocessor that exemplified Moore’s Law in the 1970s.
Intel 4004
Name one alternative material being researched to replace silicon.
Graphene / Carbon nanotubes / Gallium arsenide
Name one limitation that Moore’s Law will never solve, even with smaller transistors.
Energy efficiency / Heat dissipation / Quantum limits
Name one challenge of making transistors smaller than 3 nm.
Heat dissipation / Quantum tunneling / Manufacturing defects
What is the term for stacking transistors vertically to increase density?
3D transistor / FinFET / 3D stacking