Computer Science / Unit 5 CS 0265 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Moore's Law and Dennard Scaling
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The idea
Moore's law predicted the device count inside processors doubling on a roughly fixed schedule; Dennard scaling found that shrinking transistors also consume less power — the paired engines of processor evolution.
In practice
Room-sized machines becoming pocket-sized is the two claims compounding.
Where people slip
A prediction and a finding, not laws of nature.
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