Accelerator computation and storage Intel microprocessor transistor count

Accelerator – computation and storage – Intel microprocessor transistor count Single chip transistor counts have increased exponentially in past decades, though rates has decreased recently Intel Microprocessor Transistor Count 1971– 2016, logarithmic scale (1 of 2) © 2017 Accelerating. Biz®. Content use subject to subscriber Terms of Service. 1

Accelerator – computation and storage – Intel microprocessor transistor count Single chip transistor counts have increased exponentially in past decades, though rates has decreased recently (cont. ) Intel Microprocessor Transistor Count 1971– 2016, logarithmic scale (2 of 2) § Moore's Law – Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, predicted in 1965 that the number of transistors incorporated in a chip will approximately double every 24 months; or put simply, processing power of computers will double every two years § Widespread Acceptance – Moore's Law became basis of semiconductor industry's road map, helping coordinate new microprocessor production and device development § Rapid Transistor Count Increase – From 1971 until 2016, single microprocessor transistor count increased by more than three million times § Importance of Small, Powerful Chips – Exponential growth in microprocessor power enabled most of today's technological advancements, including personal computers, artificial intelligence, and Internet-of-things § Rate of Growth Slowing Down – Between 1995 and 2006, transistor count was increasing 68% annually, however it has slowed down to 16% annually between 2006 and 2016 § Technical Limitations – Near atomic size of transistors make it difficult for manufacturers to cram more in each microprocessor; too many transistors on a microprocessor also results to overheating § Growing Importance of Other Processing Technologies – More complex computing jobs, like networking or simulations, can be better handled by graphics processing units (GPUs) or quantum computers Source: 1. With Moore's Law in doubt, eyes turn to quantum computing, Silicon. Beat, http: //www. siliconbeat. com; 2. A farewell to Moore's Law, The New Stack, http: //thenewstack. io 3. Transistor count, Wikipedia, https: //en. wikipedia. org 4. Intel’s tweaking Moore’s Law, like Moore’s Law still matters, Fortune, http: //fortune. com 5. Moore's Law 40 th anniversary, Intel, http: //www. intel. com 6. Accelerating. Biz analysis © 2017 Accelerating. Biz®. Content use subject to subscriber Terms of Service. 2