Equation 1 · From Origins to Frontier: A History of Advanced Semiconductor Fabrication
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the component count at a reference time , the extrapolation in each case took the form. Read the equation part by part below; each part has a contextual explanation and a link to its mathematical background.
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Symbol N_0
the component count at a reference time , the extrapolation in each case took the form.
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The two numbers are worth writing down side by side, because the difference between them is itself a historical fact rather than a rounding error. If is the component count at a reference time , the extrapolation in each case took the form
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- [1] Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits ↗
- [2] 1965: "Moore's Law" Predicts the Future of Integrated Circuits ↗
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